Word: affectivity
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...tracing of injected radioactive LSD shows that only an infinitesimal amount ever reaches the brain-and that is gone before the effects begin to be felt. It is generally thought, therefore, that LSD does not act directly but triggers an unknown series of metabolic processes. These in turn somehow affect the midbrain, seat of the intimate interchange between emotional response, awareness of external and internal stimuli, and the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. Tranquilizers or barbiturates halt LSD's effects, while stimulants like amphetamine tend to elevate them. LSD is no aphrodisiac. It is not physically habit-forming...
...clanking of various mechanical fantasies mingles with the solemn reverberation of Bach's organ music. "Women love it. They seem to understand immediately that it's a homage to them," says Niki. And very best of all, even the psychiatrists seem to approve. Said one: "It will affect the dreams of the Swedes who see it for years to come...
...impossible to predict what will happen between now and November in Vietnam, but whatever does happen will affect the results of the 1966 congressional elections. The Vietnamese--Catholics, Buddhists, or Viet Cong, General Ky or Ho Chi Minh--are hardly likely to stand still for the next few months and wait for the election returns. It seems safe only to say that the U.S. will not have gained either victory or peace by the time the electorate speaks in November...
Ostensibly Vietnam is none of a state governor's business, Nothing he could possibly do will affect the conduct of the war in anything but the most minor way, and most of he issues he must deal with have nothing to do with the conflict. In fact Vietnam may help governors, since it will tend to increase state revenues and thus eliminate any need for a tax increase...
...that basis, it would seem logical for the stock market to recover somewhat. But we have had a change of psychology hard to predict about, and this is complicated by the fact that there are unpredictable world events-such as the trend in Viet Nam-that will affect the market...