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THERE is increasing evidence that nervous activity and brain RNA metabolism are closely related1–5. The present investigations were instigated to obtain further evidence for a connexion between RNA turnover and nervous activity in the visual cortex. We wished to accomplish this without recourse to electrical, chemical or any other form of non-physiological stimulation, and were fortunate in having available two strains of rats which seemed to be ideal preparations for this purpose.
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DEWAR, A., READING, H. Nervous Activity and RNA Metabolism in the Visual Cortex of Rat Brain. Nature 225, 869–870 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/225869a0
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