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Ss produced time intervals before and during inhalation of low concentrations of anesthetic gases. The drugs increased time productions by raising the slope of the line representing produced against objective time. Alterations in time production were not accompanied by consistent changes in alpha rhythm, respiratory rate, heart rate, or body temperature. The findings argue against the’ alpha rhythm’s acting as the biological pendulum for the internal clock.
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Supported in part by Grants 5-P01-GM-09070 and 1-P01-GM-15430 from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, by Research Training Grant 5-T01-GM-215, and by Grant MH-10848 from the National Institute of Mental Health. We gratefully acknowledge the aid of Dr. Rodney Teichner in conducting the experiments reported here.
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Adam, N., Rosner, B.S., Hosick, E.C. et al. Effect of anesthetic drugs on time production and alpha rhythm. Perception & Psychophysics 10, 133–136 (1971). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03205771
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