Summary:
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An '''isolation tank''' is a lightless, soundproof tank inside which subjects float in salt water at skin temperature. They were first used by [[John C. Lilly]] in 1954 to test the effects of [[sensory deprivation]]. Such tanks are now also used for [[meditation]] and [[relaxation technique|relaxation]] and in [[alternative medicine]]. The isolation tank was originally called the '''sensory deprivation tank'''. Other names for the isolation tank include '''flotation tank''', '''John C. Lilly tank''', '''REST tank''', '''sensory attenuation tank''', and '''think tank'''.
==See also==
* [[Altered state of consciousness]]
* [[Sensory deprivation]]
* [[Psychedelic experience]]
* [[Prisoner's cinema]]
* [[Dark retreat]]
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An '''isolation tank''' is a lightless, soundproof tank inside which subjects float in salt water at skin temperature. They were first used by [[John C. Lilly]] in 1954 to test the effects of [[sensory deprivation]]. Such tanks are now also used for [[meditation]] and [[relaxation technique|relaxation]] and in [[alternative medicine]]. The isolation tank was originally called the '''sensory deprivation tank'''. Other names for the isolation tank include '''flotation tank''', '''John C. Lilly tank''', '''REST tank''', '''sensory attenuation tank''', and '''think tank'''.
==See also==
* [[Altered state of consciousness]]
* [[Sensory deprivation]]
* [[Psychedelic experience]]
* [[Prisoner's cinema]]
* [[Dark retreat]]
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