Note on Furchtgott's "Behavioral effects of ionizing radiations: 1955-61."

Abstract

Extremely low doses of ionizing radiation operate as complex stimuli with both cue and aversive properties. Recent studies have demonstrated that effects can be obtained with total doses of less than 1 roentgen. This fact may explain some of the controversies concerning radiosensitivity of mammals and the conflicting results obtained in behavioral and electroencephalographic tests for effects of radiation exposure recently reviewed in this journal.

Post-script to "Behavioral Effects of Ionizing Radiations: 1955-61."

“…Secondly, Garcia and Buchwald (1964) are attempting to account for the stimulus properties of radiation by pointing out that it leads, as do most other conventional stimuli, to arousal which may be detected electrophysiologically or behaviorally. That radiation leads to EEG changes which resemble those usually associated with sensory induced arousal has been previously suggested by both Soviet (Livanov, 1962) as well as some Western investigators (Gangloff, 1962).…”