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this aim, the new Section on Biochemistry focused on identifying and

characterizing brain tissue responsible for experimental allergic encepha­

lomyelitis as well as studying the anti-diuretic effects of LSD in normal

and schizophrenic patients in order to determine the biological corre­

lates of experimental psychosis.^16

The Section on Physiology looked at the comparative effects on

intellectual, motor, and perceptual behavior of centrally acting drugs.^17

The Section on Pharmacology, which had been an area of study within

the original Section on Physiology, focused on identifying the anatomy

and physiology of the psychological processes and clinical manifesta­

tions of schizophrenia through the study of the mechanisms and sites of

action of LSD, demerol, seconal, and chlorpromazine.^18 The Section on

Psychiatry studied the relationship between personality and psychodynamic

factors and the psychological and metabolic reactions of patients taking

drugs.^19 The Section on Medicine investigated the mechanisms involved

in the effects of pharmacological and physiological stress on endocrine

processes.^20 The Section on Cerebral Metabolism studied the mechanism

of action of thyroid hormones and also developed techniques for mea­

suring continuous blood flow. The Section of the Chief focused on the

influence of emotional factors on the function of the nervous and

circulatory system.^21

Marian Kies, Ph.D.

Courtesy of the National Institute of

Neurological Disorders and Stroke