Behavioral Effects of Psychotogens

This 1937 silent film, archived by the Internet Archive, explores the behavioral impacts of psychotogens through an animal experiment. A mouse, trained to press a bar for food, is dosed with a psychotogenic substance (likely mimicking LSD’s early study phase), spiraling into erratic, disoriented actions. Produced before Hofmann’s 1943 LSD discovery, it reflects early curiosity about mind-altering drugs, using stark visuals and title cards to contrast normal and altered states.