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Mescaline, 3,4-Dimethoxyphenylethylamine, and Adrenaline: Sites of Electroencephalographic Arousal

Yuji Takeo, Harold E. Himwich

Science December 3, 1965 DOI: 10.1126/science.150.3701.1309 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Experimental study Peer reviewed
Population Rabbit brain
Interventions Adrenaline mescaline 3 4-dimethoxyphenylethylamine
Topics Mescaline
Keywords Arousal Midbrain Brainstem Electroencephalography Anesthesia
Citations 25
Key findings Adrenaline produces electroencephalographic arousal at the midbrain level, while mescaline and 3,4-dimethoxyphenylethylamine produce arousal at the medullary level of the brainstem.

Abstract

Transections of the brain of rabbit reveal that electroencephalographic arousal produced by injections of adrenaline takes place at the midbrain level, while mescaline and 3,4-dimethoxyphenylethylamine induce such arousal lower in the brainstem, at the medullary level.

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