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During the past 5 years, there has been considerable research on electro anesthesia in the U.S. with animals of all kinds. In spite of this effort, lit tle is applicable to electro-anesthesia in the human. Preliminary investigations might well begin with the dog in order ~. to develop technics peculiar to inducing electro-anesthesia and in monitoring the condition of the animal during and after passage of electrical currents. c. Following the use of a reasonable number of dogs--perhaps 100--the research should be directed to the rhesus monkey.where the subject can be used repeatedly day after day. d. As soon as expedient, the observations should be transferred to a few chimpanzees, which, like monkeys, can be used repeatedly, varying the electrode placement and nature of the electric currents with continuous monitor- Of ing the an~ . ~ ~ ~~ly, . concurrently .with observations on the chimpanzee, human · ~ · ~S'\may be paid volunteers or perhaps patients in a psychiatric ward of a hospitan. 2. Comments re numbered paragraphs in proposal are as follcnnt: a. i.A. - I do not think it necessary to study all possible variations of electrical currents. The most promising values of frequency and intensity should be followed up as suggested by the present observations and published ~esults of other investigators in this field. b. "]:.B. - Placement of electrodes· may be very important and certaL-.ly · will differ the species of animal. The intensity of the currents will vary ~~th probably with animals speciea. c. II. - General anesthesia \rould be more important than local effects. Again it should not be necessary to perform major surgery in order to ascertain o the extent of the anesthesia induced. kby should drugs and not be used in 2 the studies with dogs? ·. -:. <~;, ·_. ,~~_fJ..·:~~~:.~ . _~g~;~.~f.~t~;_·:-.i:I,~_;:·.::;·~.---~-- .. . . . · : ~ :(., . .-.--,.··:~;~.·. ..._ :~ .~.: ~.:.._·~-~. . :_· .!._=·-_.~. ~- . x.-· · ·- :_ __ . > ,....., ... , .;-.~ .. . • . # .. ; ; .· . .•· : - - .¥- - .. - ." i " J' f ;! ~ _ This document is a typed memorandum with handwritten annotations in the margins. The handwritten portions appear to be comments or corrections related to the typed text. Visible handwritten marks include a scribble near the bottom left, and a checkmark-like symbol at the top left. There is also a circled number, "243", in the bottom right corner, possibly a document identifier or page number. The text discusses a research proposal involving electro-anesthesia and animal subjects. 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