THE COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION THEORY ASPECTS
OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
By
Eugene Agalides
Head of the
Biophysical Communications Laboratory
Paper presented at the
17th Annual Conference in Engineering in Medicine and Biology,
November 18, 1964, Cleveland, Ohio
Approved for Release
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General Dynamics! Electronics
Biophysical Communications Laboratory
Research Department
Rochester, New York
THE COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION THEORY ASPECTS
OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM*
by
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
29 December 1958
llotiosal Imitate of Mental Health
Adtlictioo Research Costa
Psigle Heath Service Hospital
Ladagtes, Camay
Thank you very much for your letter. I will
come over on the morning of Tuesday, January 13th,
as indicated in your letter.
I hope to have some information about Psilocybin
and the LSD congener with sedative effects
at that time.
With kindest personal regards,
Yours very sincerely,
Harris Isbell, M. D.
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You may be. interested in the progress of our i-xperiments
. with LSD to date. Originally we had planned to determine
the threshold dose for each pattenLindividually, and this
was attempted'-early in August, using a supply of LSD which
was more thantwo years old.
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SUP,JECT: Comments on Non- Lethal Weapon Brochure
REFERENCES: A. Non- Lethal Weapon" Brochure,
B. Roth, E. M. , "Electric Current", in NASA- CR- 1205
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C. Walter, C.W., Electric Hazards in HosTxitals, National
Academy of Sciences, Washington, D. C. , 1970. (UNCL,)
We have been much interested by the /brochure submitted by Mr.
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Drugs. C-5 was dissolved in alcohol in appropriate concen-
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the 15 patients. In 15 trials dose was 10 mg. or more (to 100 mg.)
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