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Dear Dr. Deikman,

with some
on Bimodal Consciousness
because you focussed on EEG evidence for

I read your report

interest, particularly

the concepts. The references to the EEG patterns associated
with the two modes of consciousness were illuminating. When the LSD
phenomenon was discussed, however, the EEG data was presented
ambiguously. The EEG effects during the EEG state are well defined,
an
exhibiting a shift of the mean frequency to a higher frequency,
of
(periods
with
seconds
'drop-outs'
increase in the number of
and delta activity.
flattening of EEG activity), and a decrease in thetamode
would be in
action
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would
that
expect
Using your model, one
mode.
of
the
receptive
force, but the description is that
some of

is the state of delirium. In this
patterns are those of increased fast
state, the characteristic and
theta activity, and a decreased
frequencies, increased delta
The
subject is active, restless, and
responsivity to eye Opening.
outwardly, in the action mode; but the mental state is so severely
dissociated that it would be best to identify the state with the
Another problem for me,
EEG

receptive

mode. I think.

Finally, you will be interested in the recent data presented
by Itil and Ulett on the problem of EEG changes in hypnosis, and the
ingestion
reports of the EEG changes with acute cannabis inhalation and
and
decreases
which show increases in the alpha percent time,anplitudes,
in fast frequency.
Perhaps, in a later presentation, these data
integrated into the concept.

may

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Sincerely yours,
Fink, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry

Max

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best to

Dave Metcalf when

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