Hallucinogenic Drug-Induced Behavior Under Sensory Attenuation
Archives of General Psychiatry March 1, 1973 Yvonne Panton 5 citations
Among college-age subjects given 160 μg/kg psilocybin under conditions of sensory attenuation, only those with high variability in predrug handwriting area (the "variable" subjects) showed a significant decrease in mean pulse rate and increase in handwriting area. These variable subjects also reported consistently more intense drug-induced experiences than those with low variability. The degree of variability on perceptual-behavioral measures, such as the standard deviation of handwriting area, predicts the intensity of the ensuing drug experience.