[Effect of polarization of the frontal cortex on the resistance of the subcortical centers to ether]

Chronic experiments on unanesthetized rabbits have demonstrated that frontal cortex polarization with a constant anode current (5 mkA) elevates the resistance of bioelectrical activity to ether of the ipsilateral supervisual nucleus of the hypothalamus and midbrain reticular formation as well as the general endurance of the body. As compared with controls, the lifespan of experimental animals increases by 59.85 min, that is by 67.7% (P less than 0.01). In the awakening phase the restoration processes in bioelectrical activity of the cortex and subcortex centers of animals under polarization conditions are accelerated.