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  2. Isolation tank - Wikipedia

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    [14] [15] This term is preferred over "sensory deprivation" due to the fact that 1) the float tank experience actually enhanced sensory input from the body (e.g., cardiorespiratory sensations) and can also be conceptualized as a form of sensory enhancement [16] and 2) the term "sensory deprivation" carries negative connotations of torture and ...

  3. Sensory deprivation - Wikipedia

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    Sensory deprivation or perceptual isolation [1] is the deliberate reduction or removal of stimuli from one or more of the senses. Simple devices such as blindfolds or hoods and earmuffs can cut off sight and hearing, while more complex devices can also cut off the sense of smell, touch, taste, thermoception (heat-sense), and the ability to know which way is down.

  4. Make Room for Lisa - Wikipedia

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    The main plot has Homer and Lisa embark on a spiritual journey via a sensory deprivation tank. "Make Room for Lisa" was written by Brian Scully and was the first full The Simpsons episode Matthew Nastuk directed, having received a co-director credit for "D'oh-in' in the Wind", for which he directed one scene.

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  6. Aaron Traywick - Wikipedia

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    On April 29, 2018, Traywick was found dead in a sensory deprivation isolation tank, or "float pod," at a float spa in Washington, D.C., aged 28. [32] [33] [34] His body was discovered after spa staff noticed that he did not leave the float room after his appointment time had ended and the tank had automatically drained. [35]

  7. John C. Lilly - Wikipedia

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    Lilly's work with dolphins and the development of the sensory deprivation tank have been referenced in movies, music and television productions. Dolphin Island: A Story of the People of the Sea is a 1963 novel by Arthur C. Clarke set in a strange and fascinating research community where a brilliant professor tries to communicate with dolphins.

  8. Self-experimentation in medicine - Wikipedia

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    Sensory deprivation [ edit ] John C. Lilly developed the first sensory deprivation tanks and self-experimented them with the intention to study the origin of consciousness and its relation to the brain by creating an environment which isolates an individual from external stimulation.

  9. Altered States - Wikipedia

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    When toxic concentrations of the substance make increased dosage dangerous, Edward returns to sensory deprivation, believing it will enhance the effects of the substance at his current dose. Repairing a disused tank in a medical school, Edward uses it to experience a series of increasingly drastic visions, including one of early Hominidae ...