IMMEDIATE BEHAVIORAL DETECTION OF X-RAYS BY THE RHESUS MONKEY

Abstract

Immediate detection of X-rays (.63r/sec.) in four rhesus monkeys was demonstrated through the use of the conditioned suppression technique. Detection was evident in three monkeys after 20 trials in which X-rays and unavoidable shock were paired, and after 5 trials of pairing X-rays and shock for one monkey. Dose rate was decreased to .03r/sec. and all subjects showed a high level of response suppression in the presence of X-rays, but no suppression of response was evident during control trials.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0660580

Entities

People

  • C. A. Hatfield
  • Henry L. Taylor
  • James Cuthbert Smith

Organizations

  • Florida State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Central Nervous System
  • Detection
  • Dose Rate
  • Electrodes
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Nervous System
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • Radiation
  • Rhesus Monkeys
  • United States
  • X Ray Tubes
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Medical Imaging.