SYMPOSIUM ON MOTION SICKNESS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO WEIGHTLESSNESS.

Abstract

This report compiles the papers prepared for the symposium on motion sickness during a weightless state held at the Behavioral Sciences Laboratory, Aerospace Medical Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB in March 1960. Motion sickness is defined, its etiology is discussed, and proposals for prophylaxis and treatment are made. It contains a panel discussion among the principal contribu tors of the symposium, a theoretical study and two papers dealing with personal experiences in weightlessness. The high incidence of nausea occurring in the zero-G flights was suspected to be largely due to the excessive accelerations occurring in the pre- and post-zero-G periods accompanying these flights. Evidence to date indicated that weightlessness by itself was not nauseating, however, rapid head movements in the environment could rapidly produce disturbing influences. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0412818

Entities

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavioral Disciplines And Activities
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Environment
  • Etiology
  • Medical Laboratories
  • Motion Sickness
  • Motor Skills
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Weightlessness

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Gulf War Illness and Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Veterans.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space