Word: apish
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...from the "septal region" (part of the midbrain. in front of the hypothalamus) of bovine brains. One test: Heath & Co. shot taraxein into two monkeys, noted behavior changes which reminded them of schizophrenia, then gave a shot of the beef-brain extract. The monkeys promptly returned to normal, apish antics...