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...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, but it can be psychologically habituating...
Flexible Rule. At Massachusetts General Hospital, the criterion laid down by Neurologist Schwab is that the EEG must remain flat for about 24 hours, and stay flat despite external stimuli such as a loud noise. There must be no muscular or pupillary reflexes; the patient must have no heartbeat or respiration of his own-only what the machines are providing. "After that," says Dr. Schwab, "the physician in charge can agree to turn off the artificial aids and pronounce the patient dead...
...masculine desire for a sanctuary free from feminine distractions both reasonable and flattering. There exists no feminine counterpart to either exclusive men's clubs or the French Foreign Legion. R.I.P., and it might therefore be fair to note a probable physiological difference in male and female reactions to extrinsic stimuli, a difference which would ably account for his charmingly vociferous demand for a haven from the havoc wrought by a pair of flashing (female) legs. I am sympathetic...
...Recently we've been trying to force people back into a pre-game, pre-category stage by flooding their senses with random heat, light, and sound stimuli they can't categorize--by deliberately breaking up the expected," he says. This technique works best with groups of 12 people, and Leary has found a big market for ten-hour sessions at $40 a head. He and his associates have been busy every weekend recently running these sessions up and down the megalopolis. "After we get people slightly high we try to expand their consciousness to include the autonomic nervous system," Leary...
...everyone from migratory workers to mass-transit riders, President Johnson's welfare programs will have marked effects on American society. Less discussed but equally significant will be their effect on the U.S. economy. At a time when the economy is doing very well but may need new stimuli in the crucial months ahead, Johnson's flurry of social legislation is bound to have a special economic impact. Part of the Great Society is something that could be called Economicare. More than the Old. The first mean ingful impact of the new social programs will come early next month...