| Measured indicator | Spontaneous activity | Spike amplitude | |
| Before thiopental injection | 100% | 100% | |
| Thiopental action | hypoxic state 10 - 30 s | 138%* | 87.5%* |
| narcotic state 30 - 120 s | 29.3%** | 106%* | |
| Post-narcotic period | 3 - 5 min | 60.9% | 101.5% |
| 10 - 15 min | 120%* | 93.5% | |
| 30 min | 110%* | 75.8%** | |
| 1 h | 141%* | 58%* | |
| 1 h 30 min | 128% | 55.4% | |
| 2 h | 150% | 50.6% | |
| 3 h | not established | not established | |
| 4 h | not established | not established | |
| 5 h | not established | not established | |