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Effect of Alcohol on Psycho-Physiological Functions. 



Table 20. — Pulse measurements at various points in the experimental cycle. 



[Values given in thousandths of a second.] 



Experimental condition 

 and date. 



Period 

 1. 



Dura- 

 tion. 



1. Resting before pa- 



tellar reflex: 

 Normal — 



June 29 



July 1 



July 3 



Average 



Alcohol — 



June 30 



July 2 



July 4 



Average 



Effect of alcohol — 



Differences 



Per cent differences 



2. Resting after patel- 



lar reflex: 

 Normal — 



June 29 



July 1 



July 3 



Average 



Alcohol — 



June 30 



Julv 2 



July 4 



Average 



Effect of alcohol — 



Differences 



Per cent differences 



3. Resting after faradic 



threshold: 

 Normal — 



June 29 



July 1 



July 3 



Average 



Alcohol — 



June 30 



Julv 2 



July 4 



Average 



Effect of alcohol — 



Differences 



Per cent differences 



4. Holding voice key 



before word reac- 

 tions: 

 Normal — 



June 29 



July 1 



July 3 



Average 



Alcohol — 



June 30 



July 2 



July 4 



Average 



Effect of alcohol — 



Differences 



Per cent differences 



5. During word reac- 



tions : 

 Normal — 



June 29 



July 1 



July 3 



Average 



Alcohol — 



June 30 



July 2 



July 4 



Average 



Effect of alcohol — ■ 



Differences 



Per cent differences 



1035 

 1079 

 1061 

 1058 



912 



995 



1055 



987 



Period 

 2. 



Dura- 

 tion. 



Diff. 



1005 

 892 



1079 

 992 



946 

 981 



971 

 1045 

 1005 

 1007 



971 

 1040 

 1070 

 1027 



1069 

 1090 

 1016 



1036 

 1090 

 1041 

 1056 



960 

 1050 

 1071 

 1027 



1036 

 1106 

 1100 

 1081 



960 

 1075 

 1144 

 1060 



978 

 1038 

 1031 

 1016 



1022 

 1119 

 1070 



Period 

 3. 



Dura- 

 tion. 



- 30 

 -187 

 + 18 



- 66 



+ 34 



- 14 

 -167 



- 49 



+ 17 

 + 1.7 



- 23 

 +114 

 + 45 



949 - 22 



929 -111 



865 -205 



914 -113 



-158 

 - 15.6 



1023 

 1081 

 1137 

 1080 



919 

 950 

 965 

 945 



1033 

 1100 

 1189 

 1107 



980 



1054 



914 



983 



1108 

 1039 

 1111 

 1086 



962 

 960 

 970 

 964 



Period 

 4. 



Diff. 



+ 135 

 + 12 

 + 47 

 + 65 



-117 

 -140 



- 76 

 -111 



-176 



- 17.0 



+ 73 

 + 50 

 +118 

 + 80 



- 56 



- 52 

 -186 



- 98 



-178 

 -16.9 



+148 



- 36 



- 33 

 + 26 



- 16 



- 78 



- 61 



- 52 



- 78 



- 7.5 



997 

 1154 

 1204 

 1118 



1020 

 1030 

 1014 

 1021 



1051 

 1025 

 1082 

 1053 



1009 

 980 

 914 

 968 



1087 

 1054 

 1181 

 1107 



1023 

 986 

 963 

 991 



1093 

 1061 

 1236 

 1130 



963 

 1025 

 1019 

 1002 



Dura- 

 tion. 



- 38 

 + 75 

 + 143 

 + 60 



+108 

 + 35 



- 41 

 + 34 



- 28 



- 2. 



+ 80 



- 20 

 + 77 

 + 46 



+ 38 



- 60 

 -156 



- 59 



-105 



- 10.3 



+199 



- 15 

 + 91 

 + 92 



- 13 

 -104 



- 76 



- 65 



-157 



- 15.2 



+133 

 + 11 

 +165 

 +103 



- 73 



- 81 



- 81 



- 78 



-181 



- 17.2 



+ 58 

 + 65 

 + 11 

 + 45 



1042 + 64 



955 - 83 



1059 + 28 



1019 + 3 



- 42 



- 4.01 



1018 

 1140 

 1155 

 1104 



1099 

 1066 

 1000 

 1055 



910 

 975 

 830 

 905 



1040 

 1061 

 1104 

 1068 



Period 

 5. 



Diff. 



+ 64 



- 13 



- 61 



- 3 



- 20 

 -225 



- 82 



- 79 



- 7.7 



+ 69 

 + 16 

 + 99 

 + 61 



Dura- 

 tion. 



Diff. 



962 - 9 



874 -166 



813 -257 



883 -144 



-205 

 - 20.1 



1110 

 1078 

 1129 

 1106 



1041 

 899 

 915 

 952 



1021 

 1035 

 1085 

 1047 



1034 

 1045 

 991 

 1023 



1090 



984 



1150 



1075 



935 

 940 

 950 

 942 



+222 

 + 9 

 + 39 

 + 91 



+ 5 

 -191 

 -126 

 -104 



-195 

 -18.8 



+ 61 



- 15 

 + 14 

 + 20 



- 2 



- 61 

 -109 



- 57 



- 77 



- 7.3 



+130 



- 91 

 + 6 

 + 15 



- 43 



- 98 



- 81 



- 74 



- 89 



- 8.6 



1104 

 1100 

 1102 



1058 

 912 

 790 

 920 



1060 

 1072 

 1066 



912 

 914 

 815 

 880 



971 

 1170 

 1070 



1005 

 991 

 950 

 982 



1130 

 1128 

 1129 



962 

 1091 



992 

 1015 



+ 25 

 + 39 

 + 32 



+146 



- 83 

 -265 



- 68 



-100 



- 9.8 



Period 

 6. 



Dura- 

 tion. 



Diff. 



1025 

 1091 

 1058 



932 

 953 

 960 



+ 15 

 + 67 

 + 41 



- 59 

 -126 

 -255 

 -147 



-188 



- 18 5 



- 98 

 + 80 



- 9 



- 31 



- 99 



- 91 



- 74 



65 

 6 3 



1212 

 1212 



1075 

 840 

 957 



1100 

 1100 



938 

 966 

 952 



1189 

 1189 



1029 

 1045 

 1037 



+ 80 

 + 57 

 + 68 



- 74 



- 15 

 -108 



- 66 



-134 



- 12. 



- 50 



- 53 



- 51 



- 46 



- 85 



- 71 



- 16 



- 1.5 



+ 151 

 + 151 



+ 80 

 -215 



- 67 



-218 



- 21.0 



1265 

 1265 



981 

 925 

 953 



1171 

 1171 



900 

 900 



+ 95 

 + 95 



-102 

 -104 

 -103 



-198 

 - 19.5 



Average. 



Dura- 

 tion. 



+ 99 

 + 99 



- 61 

 + 4 



- 28 



-127 



- 12.3 



+194 

 + 194 



-125 

 -175 

 -150 



-344 

 - 32.6 



+ 27 

 + 27 



-131 

 131 



1030 

 1079 

 1119 

 1076 



984 

 995 

 872 

 950 



1045 

 1042 

 1095 

 1061 



958 

 927 

 875 

 920 



1073 

 1046 

 1161 

 1093 



997 

 971 

 969 

 979 



1049 

 1081 

 1181 

 1104 



985 



1039 



968 



997 



1072 +112 

 1047 

 1136 

 1085 



968 

 952 

 968 

 963 



-158 

 - 15.2 



