http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/11fbc0fae25570ef6988350336b6a80a.pdf 2133e6daec2e1db856883f988e796343 PDF Text Text w .u -"\v“‘~av WM»1¥F'W‘M-kw‘~7'v"v w .a ivxwa-www ~17“ . p-wy-wwum Maw-”Vi!7. January 14, 1971 Noahpitz“ ‘za Mr. Joe Hillcrest Childrens Center 1325 W. Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009 Dear Joe, many felt It was an unusual pleasure to meet once again, after years. Mel and Blanche have spoken so often of you, the gap in time was momentary. as if these that I We have had little opportunity to apply our ideas to the study of childhood disorders. The observations that stimulant drugs improve the behavior of hyperactive children provides the basis for a speculation in these children that is testable. (1) The stimulants used, dextroamphetamine and methylphenidate, alter brain function in a way that is reflected in the EEG as increased fast activity, increased Inriability of frequencies and decreased amplitudes. (2) Quring childhood and adolescence, systematic ”developmental" changes in brain function occur, and these are reflected in the EEG as progressive amplitude decrease, increased regularity of rhythms (decreased variability) and increasing faster frequencies, from the usual 4~6 cps of the young child to 6~8 cps of the pre~adolescent to 9—11 cps of the adult. it be that a characteristic of hyperactive record more immature than their age, and both successful treatment, a change is induced toward maturation (and in unsuccessful treatment, the change fails to occur)? (3) children is to an Could EEG enclosed summary of our are enclosed. The ECT My EEG theory and an earlier application best regards. Sincerely yours, Fink, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry Hex MF:kt � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Noshpitz, Joe Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-025-1-065 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1971 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence