EFFECT UPON BLOOD PRESSURE OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF TIPS OF TEMPORAL LOBES IN MAN

Abstract
Electrical stimulation of the tips of the temporal lobes produced an elevation of blood pressure in a patient under pentothal anesthesia. Significant elevations occurred in both the systolic and diastolic blood pressures. The blood pressure responses were obtained using 10 cycles/sec., a pulse duration of 10 msec, and from 5 to 20 volts. Suggestions are made of possible connections between the tips of the temporal lobes and the hypothalamus which might mediate the blood pressure responses.