EFFECTS OF RADIATION EXPOSURE ON RESPONSE LATENCIES OF RHESUS MONKEYS
Abstract
Thirty-nine male and 25 female rhesus monkeys, ranging in age from 42 to 54 months, that had previously been exposed to varying dosages of nuclear radiations, were tested in a modified version of the WGTA for 10 trials per day over a five-day period on response latency to a familiar food-rewarded wooden block placed randomly over either of the two outside food wells. They were then tested for 10 trials per day over a five-day period on response latency to either the same food-rewarded wooden block or to a novel non-rewarded wooden block presented siumltaneously. The following results were obtained: (1) on the single-stimulusblock condition, the higher the relative radiation dosage, the longer was the response latency; and (2) when the novel nonrewarded stimulus block was introduced, the higher the relative radiation dosage, the less was the disruption of response latency. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0264800
Entities
People
- A.a. Mcdowell
- James E. Wicker
- W. Lynn Brown
Organizations
- United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine