I will only comment briefly on this -- from personal experience. I have been in an isolation tank (once long ago) for an hour or so. I found it neither disconcerting nor uncomfortable. How one would deal with it on an ongoing basis (weeks or months) is open to debate. I think I would be perfectly content with a large volume of input and perhaps a small volume of output (though I love to talk with people, I may not absolutely require extensive interaction with them, so whether output were received and processed may be much less important than whether I personally believed I had some insight.) I suspect however that I am not "normal" and that for most people being confined in a noncommunicative state for extended periods might not be considered a good situation. [1]
<br><br>Robert<br><br>1. Given that humans tend to be social animals, one would have to question how isolation could not be considered a "cruel and unusual punishment."<br>