Sensory deprivation

Sensory deprivation is the deliberate reduction or removal of stimuli from one or more of the senses. Simple devices such as blindfolds and earmuffs can cut off sight and hearing, while more complex devices can also cut off the sense of smell, touch, taste, thermoception (heat-sense), and 'gravity'. Sensory deprivation has been used in various alternative medicines and in psychological experiments (see floatation tank), and for torture or punishment.

Examples in entertainment

Altered States starring William Hurt, Blair Brown and Alan Arkin.

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Altered States - William Hurt - Blair Brown - Alan Arkin

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The Ipcress File (starring Michael Caine) featured a variation on sensory deprivation in the final scene.

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Ipcress File - Michael Caine

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In the television series 24 government agents have used sensory deprivation as a method of interrogation.

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Television - 24

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The Tom Clancy novel The Cardinal of the Kremlin features the descriptive use of a sensory deprivation device by the KGB in interrogations.

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Tom Clancy - The Cardinal of the Kremlin

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The 1960's television show The Twilight Zone featured an episode in which an astronaut spent weeks in a secluded chamber in order to simulate a trip to the moon, leading to hallucinations.

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