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Natural Science Forum / Biology / Biology / November 2006'Russian sleep machine'?
When I was growing up in the late 1950's, there was a small flurry of odd reports out of the USSR about a 'Russian Sleep Machine'. It involved hooking up subjects heads to low electrical current, I think going from back to front (not sure). Allegedly, the moment the current was turned on, the subject fell into a deep sleep and remained in this sleep for as long as the current was applied, even days. Soviet physicians reported that they were also using this on people with various mental illnesses (depression?). However after that time I heard no more about it and for all I know, the whole project proved to be bogus. Does anyone know any details about this? cheers Gene > When I was growing up in the late 1950's, there was a small flurry > of odd reports out of the USSR about a 'Russian Sleep Machine'. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > cheers > Gene You refer to treatments know as "electronarcosis" a poorly documented and unproven remedy for mental conditions. In my opinion applying eletrical currents to the brain as a " cure" is like kicking a television that is broken in the hope it will some how miraculously commence working normaly again. It certainly is'nt something you would want to try at home. N10 >> When I was growing up in the late 1950's, there was a small flurry >> of odd reports out of the USSR about a 'Russian Sleep Machine'. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > N10 I have repaired about a dozen computers. Sometimes it took days of careful software reconstruction. A couple of times it just took some thought and a swift kick. The kicking repairs were the ones that generated more amazement and admiration between my colleagues, but such reaction does not mean that they were miraculous. Those computer had symptoms of recurring hardware trouble, so I suspected that some loose connection or bothersome bit of dust were the culprits. Kicks can solve those problems, or show what connection is faulty. Many television sets and other appliances come with full guaranties. If they break, you can relieve some stress by merrily kicking them and inviting your family to do the same. Such assertive behavior will tell the repair services that you are not to be trifled with, and perhaps will lead to more reliable appliances. --- Luis |
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