EFFECTS OF NITROUS OXIDE ON SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE VARIABLES
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology March 1, 1963 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.1963.tb01306.x (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Experimental study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 12 |
| Population | Twelve subjects |
| Intervention | Nitrous oxide |
| Dose | subanaesthetic concentrations, including below 20% and higher levels (exact doses not specified) |
| Measures | Subjective scales of intoxication and eight other mood variables (method of magnitude estimation); tests on memory and arithmetic |
| Key findings | For most variables, dose-response curves showed progressively larger effects with increasing dose-levels, with very slight changes below 20 percent concentration. |
Abstract
Effects of nitrous oxide in different subanaesthetic concentrations were studied in twelve subjects. Subjective scales of intoxication and of eight other mood variables were obtained by the method of magnitude estimation. Objective performance was examined by tests on memory and arithmetic. For most variables the dose‐response curves obtained showed progressively larger effects with increasing dose‐levels. At concentrations below 20 per cent the changes were, on the whole, very slight. The results are compared with similar data from an alcohol experiment.