Richard Thompson discovered that the memory trace of a simple conditioned reflex in a rabbit was, as Lashley had concluded, distributed throughout the brain.

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Richard Thompson's research identified the cerebellum, specifically the interpositus nucleus, as the site of the memory trace for a simple conditioned reflex in rabbits, contradicting Lashley's theory of distributed memory.

Richard Thompson Discovered That the Memory Trace of a Simple