Doc 0000146364
CIA
This document, dated August 12, 1955, discusses studies on nicotinic acid, psychopharmacology, and the effects of Rauwolfia derivatives, referencing publications and conferences on these subjects.
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Ask the archive about this →... ' ' .I . t .. • UNITED STAfES GOVERNMENT A-.·.··, .j'·.t, ,, , .. I' }"·. . L '' ''' ';' ·. .. DATE: 12 Aur;u~t 1955 . ~ • ' I. . ''·. .• s. •.. .. .. E .... .".' :. . ~ ··I· .. '~-~,. I , •. I. \· ... · -2- ~ . f.· ' L ~· 1-f. The nicotinic O.cid studies have not been a:LJlG ·t:;o be repro- ~ c;roups attc1nptin(; _the ~;;n:ne ;rork \'Thich the. ~roup has .done. ' •.· • - ,·, 2. There i:; a publication recrmtly made on th~ gcncro.l aubject I of psychopha.rmo.coloGY revievdnc the subjects uuder rovie·w 1 i : here. .. I. ,11. · Our work con!'inns the impression "sta.ted hcrtJ by L= ·.·• that there is no evidence of spindlinr.:; in tha e . . ~ ,• . : .. · ;:·!.. . enc . e . ~ ha ' lograph as is produced. by barbi tura.tes • '' .. i ·~ ·; : ,! 'i ·. ! ; . _ .. ' ,· ··-~.:.· · 15:.2s·on the general subject of &.Uitolfia derivatives: Kline's ' work ha.s been roported elsevrhere o.nd one ontira issue o!' the proceedinGs- of the l;e;v York Academy or Science is devoted to c . an exposition or his worlc. There ;·rill shortly be published ·-: . · a symposium reportin(; on a conference held by Smith, Kline : · . : ;. . and French in Phila.delphia on the subject of thornzine and ''· Ra.U\·rolfia administration vthich elaborates on the points ma.cle I '. ·.· unuer this t;ttneral heading. ' ' $ t . t::~ •! I .;· L\ .. f - .a. .. .f 6•.: .I would o.t;ree with this skepticism of the .o.uthor of this .... '' ~;, ~ :1·}·" ;•ith regard to his statements in No. 27. ". ......:.; ' .'.! : 30. Couunent:; on the pa.per In our t~xpcrience with normo.l subjects we enc phenomontm in · that t:113 int~nsi ty c!' thi::; -subjective experience seems to be !'unction of tho o.tti tude of the subject and his relationship. !.'1. to the particular surroundinGS· at the time of the experiment. ha.s on my imprec::;ion despite preliminary reports 011 s cenero.l subject by a. number of investigators tha.t in recent times thero seems to have been a.n unusuo.l ::mitch in interP-st with a decrease in number
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subject and his relationship. !.'1. to the particular surroundinGS· at the time of the experiment. ha.s on my imprec::;ion despite preliminary reports 011 s cenero.l subject by a. number of investigators tha.t in recent times thero seems to have been a.n unusuo.l ::mitch in interP-st with a decrease in number of publications on the effects of icolo.tion in humo.ns. It seems to mo to be of importance 'fhat this field has been ~. neglected by pioneers in the subject or p~rhaps there are ·· ; .. ~.:.,.::1.ulterior reasons! · ··' -~: · ·: · . . · .::. ,, • :l •. ' ,: '~ . '' \. '.' ~ ~ &"' • l ' • ,'II': • • f I I tnted that~whose representntive wo.s at the him some more interesting.mnterial for his attent~ ".,;:--··:. .·· rr~ I
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