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- From: mpaul@unlinfo.unl.edu (marxhausen paul)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- Subject: Russian electrical therapy
- Date: 2 Jan 1993 19:30:43 GMT
- Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln
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- A recent "Nova" segment depicted Russian physicians trickling electrical
- current into electrodes on the eyelids or foreheads of patients being
- treated for alcohol abuse. This treatment allegedly produces pleasant
- sensations to substitute for the sensation of drinking. I've also heard
- before of Russian scientists using similar methods to induce slumber.
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- Is this a 100% crock? What is supposed to be going on here? Are they
- running current between the cranial electrodes or from them to body
- ground? What order of magnitude is the current? (Sub-microamp, I hope!)
- AC or DC?
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- I'm NOT about to experiment with this, so save your cautions, I'm just
- curious. After designing, building and testing EMG preamps I have a
- real healthy respect for the amazing shocks you can get even from tiny
- currents, if there's a good electrode contact to the skin. Not interested
- in making my own home-brew self-lobotomy generator.
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