FACTORS AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF THE ELECTRONYSTAGMOGRAMS IN VESTIBULAR SIMULATION.

Abstract

Electronystagmographic (ENG) recordings of vertical vestibular nystagmus induced by Coriolis stimulation are influenced by certain factors. Four factors studied were: eyes open in a state of reverie; eyes open in a state of alertness, the subject mentally working arithmetic problems; eyes closed in a state of reverie; eyes closed in a state of alertness, the subject mentally working arithmetic proglems. These factors influence the decay function and the sensitivity of nystagmic responses to Coriolis stimulation. For this reason when presenting nystagmic recordings as a result of rotation, it is important to indicate the conditions and the environment to which a subject is exposed during the recordings. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0472404

Entities

People

  • Patrick J. Dowd

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arithmetic
  • Environment
  • Nystagmus
  • Rotation
  • Sensitivity
  • Simulations
  • Situational Awareness

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Economics