FILM PRESENTATION NOTICE NO. 480

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00428312
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 23, 2025
• Document Release Date: August 23, 2000
• Publication Date: April 11, 1957

CONF IAL
CENTRAL INTELMENCE MEM!
,YOffice of Central Reference
PITH PRESENTATION Norics .14o,, 480 �
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11 April 1957 .
10 gi .00R d11 show asoviet acientifiosfili'eoncorning the ex
tents o Ills and hyOnoeia.
PIACts � . TIME! WO P,14., Monday', 22 April 19
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2. .The CONFIDENTIAL classifliatien ef.this notice includes sIr reference to the-,
.title,of the film, and fact that it is being shown by CIA, Admission Is �
Ireaartadto.those AUthorized. to attend in accordance With paragraph five below.
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Production date -.,Unknoun
Producer.� Leningrad Popular Science Mx Studio
_language � English �
K6.46.PAVLOPSIIEWS ON S1EEP AND HYPNOSIS�
� The experiMents in:this film, which were conducted at the Pavlov Institute Of
Physiology, demonstrate the scientific hypotheses and theories�yhich.yere formulated
by /van Pavlov mbevin 1910, began research concerning the phencaenon of sleep as it
�seared in dogs.
.Pavlov came to the conclusion that sleep is often induced bythe.development of
internal conditioned inhibitions which are irradiated throughout the cortex, Experi-
mente are conducted on doe; in -which negative and positive inhibitory stlmnli are
used to induce sleep There are diagrammatic explanations of the effect of such stla
uli on various-sectors of the cortex and the resulting effects which are manifested L
the doges activity. There are also demonstrations of the inducement of sleep through
the application of Unconditioned inhibitory stimuli.� � .
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POlavls...experiments demonstrated that in'thetranation fraa the alert state to
sleep there arellypnetie Phases which are derived from�the development of parabiosis.
Asa result of his experitents concerning the phenomenon of sleep, Pavlov came to the
conclusion that hypnosis is partial 4.eep. There are scenes of the scientists hypno-
tising frogs, chickens and :human beings, � '
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fit his:exPeritenta.Conearning hypnosis, Pavlov ctoolUdedthatthe phenomenon of
catalepsy, which existe in.certainAypea of schizophreniavis based upon inhibitions
in the Motor sphere. There are Scenes of patients who ethibit:eymptoms of catalepsy.
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Since inhibitions'pretect nerve Celle from exhauetienand'diseaae, physicians
induce' 0144p.and.hyPACCis for the purpobe of treating*rtain..illtdases and for the
prevention of pain. It also :pointed out that hypnosis is employed to eliminate
painoin ohliAbitth and surgery. The �veriOus.techniqueeemployed by doctors to in=
duos an hypnotic state are demonstrated,
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-40 'This 'film Yil/ tortally be:available.through eatabliehed-contra points for -
either lean Or further:iereeninge. In addition still photogrliptcypItracted from the
film tan be'Made available upon requett..
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Requeats.tO attend the ShOuing should be made to the established control points
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in each CIA OffiCe and IAC'agency. .They receive the no those who may
need to &ft the filmi end notifyalliMMOM, OCR of the total
number authorized to attend the showing. The lumen of see o from the other
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IAC agencies also have to te given for admission purposes.
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. Since .4t� e requests may:eeed seating capacity, the control points
should �aa'soon - possible so that probable total attendance may be
estimated ,�� nts made for a second showing when necessary and feasible,
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