Mescaline, 3,4-Dimethoxyphenylethylamine, and Adrenaline: Sites of Electroencephalographic Arousal
Science December 3, 1965 DOI: 10.1126/science.150.3701.1309 (opens in new tab) via OpenAlex
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractBy making cuts across different levels of the rabbit brain, the authors show that adrenaline causes electroencephalographic arousal at the midbrain, whereas mescaline and 3,4-dimethoxyphenylethylamine trigger arousal lower in the brainstem, at the medullary level.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Experimental study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Rabbit brain |
| Interventions | Adrenaline mescaline 3 4-dimethoxyphenylethylamine |
| Topics | Mescaline |
| Keywords | Arousal Midbrain Brainstem Electroencephalography |
| Citations | 25 |
| Key finding | 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.