Favourable effect of physical exercise on informational pathology of higher nervous activity.

As a model of neurotic states induced by information overload experimental neurotic states were evoked in 13 dogs reared under conditions of partial social isolation by shortening the intertrial intervals in an alimentary conditioned reflex situation with delayed reinforcement. Both behavioural and autonomous disturbances were completely abolished in 4 of 5 dogs which were systematically exposed to muscular activity. Similar protective and therapeutic effect had the muscular exercise which formed a main component of the therapy in 59 neurotic subjects.

[Neurotic disorders in persons with mentally stressful jobs].

The results of a clinical examination of 73 neurotic patients engaged in intense intellectual activities are presented. The questions of the etiology, pathogenesis and clinical course of neurotic disturbances are discussed. Attention is drawn to the obligate nature of the vegetative dysfunction manifestations.