Effects of pentylenetetrazol-induced brief convulsive seizures on spatial memory and fear memory

Previous Studies have demonstrated that in the pentylenetetrazol (PTZ) kindling model, recurrent seizures either impair or have no effect on learning and memory. However, the effects of brief seizures on learning and memory remain unknown. Here, we found

This work is financially supported by the National Science Foundation of China (30870820), the 973 program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2006CB500800, 2007CB512303 and 2009CB941300), and the Science and Technology Foundation of Yunna