%0 Journal Article %1 noauthororeditor %A Miller, Claudia S. %A Ashford, Nicholas A. %D 1992 %K %T Possible Mechanisms for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: The Limbic System and Others %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK234808/?fbclid=IwAR0euMjsLFSc26dW2td5ZZj2-m7FDOeATDJ3_frwd6U0Spqw_PQQROFvG_c %X One intriguing aspect of the limbic system as a mechanism for multiple chemical sensitivities is the system's responsiveness to both chemical and cortical stimuli. Therefore, conscious thought processes and emotional states influence limbic activity just as chemical or physical stimuli can. The former may be under more or less conscious control of the individual, whereas the latter arc almost entirely unconscious and automatic However, conscious efforts that play into the delicate circuitry of the limbic system may be able to alter or suppress concurrent electrical activity evoked by environmental agents. Some patients with chemical sensitivities report being able to "will" their way out of a mild reaction to a food or chemical and attempt to control their symptoms in this manner. Most say such efforts do not work for their most problematic incitants. In fact, the ability to exercise any conscious effort, even that of simply getting away from the exposure, may be lost during a reaction. Monroe reported the case of a man for whom exposure to the odor of stale beer caused greatly increased electrical activity in the limbic system (amygdala and hippocampal areas). Various memories, some associated with beer, also increased electrical activity in the same region. However, simple arithmetic computations would immediately stop such activity. Therefore, conscious thought processes could alter some electrical activity in the limbic system (Monroe, 1986).

@article{noauthororeditor, abstract = {One intriguing aspect of the limbic system as a mechanism for multiple chemical sensitivities is the system's responsiveness to both chemical and cortical stimuli. Therefore, conscious thought processes and emotional states influence limbic activity just as chemical or physical stimuli can. The former may be under more or less conscious control of the individual, whereas the latter arc almost entirely unconscious and automatic However, conscious efforts that play into the delicate circuitry of the limbic system may be able to alter or suppress concurrent electrical activity evoked by environmental agents. Some patients with chemical sensitivities report being able to "will" their way out of a mild reaction to a food or chemical and attempt to control their symptoms in this manner. Most say such efforts do not work for their most problematic incitants. In fact, the ability to exercise any conscious effort, even that of simply getting away from the exposure, may be lost during a reaction. Monroe reported the case of a man for whom exposure to the odor of stale beer caused greatly increased electrical activity in the limbic system (amygdala and hippocampal areas). Various memories, some associated with beer, also increased electrical activity in the same region. However, simple arithmetic computations would immediately stop such activity. Therefore, conscious thought processes could alter some electrical activity in the limbic system (Monroe, 1986).}, added-at = {2019-05-29T15:49:14.000+0200}, author = {Miller, Claudia S. and Ashford, Nicholas A.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/265698c5dd51ff356e63b0091f6392f07/eirc}, interhash = {05acfb1a1f836bad45c37b6028cc5e37}, intrahash = {65698c5dd51ff356e63b0091f6392f07}, keywords = {}, timestamp = {2019-05-29T15:49:14.000+0200}, title = {Possible Mechanisms for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: The Limbic System and Others}, url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK234808/?fbclid=IwAR0euMjsLFSc26dW2td5ZZj2-m7FDOeATDJ3_frwd6U0Spqw_PQQROFvG_c}, year = 1992 }