<p> The present study has two objectives. The first is to apply a reliable and valid technique of eeg frequency analysis to the measurement of the human alpha rhythm. The second objective is to find a chemical agent which will alter an individual's dominant occipital frequency 2 Hz from its resting frequency. The techniques used are: dextrose ingestion, fasting, oxygen inhalation, hyperventilation, carbon dioxide inhalation, diamox, alcohol, librium and dexedrine. The treatments which did produce a 2 Hz shift in dominant frequency
also produced new peaks in other parts of the frequency spectrum. Evidence is presented which suggests that the alpha rhythm can be made to fluctuate over a very narrow frequency range (approx. 1 Hz ).</p> / Thesis / Master of Arts (MA)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:mcmaster.ca/oai:macsphere.mcmaster.ca:11375/20984 |
| Date | 10 1900 |
| Creators | Santa-Barbara, John |
| Contributors | Kristofferson, A. B., Psychology |
| Source Sets | McMaster University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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