Effects of High Acceleration on Vestibulo-Ocular Responses

Abstract

Preliminary investigations into the effects of high linear accelerations on the vestibulo-ocular responses to both caloric and Coriolis stimulations were made. Pilots were subjected to short-duration accelerations on the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine centrifuge. A spontaneous slow-phase downward nystagmus was observed in some pilots in post-centrifuge tests. Some peripheral and central-neural modification resulting from centrifugation was observed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0665413

Entities

People

  • Frederick G. Collins
  • Morgan E. Wing
  • Patrick J. Dowd
  • Robert L. Cramer

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Angular Acceleration
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Central Nervous System
  • Centrifugal Force
  • Centrifuges
  • Classification
  • Coefficients
  • Contractors
  • Determinants (Mathematics)
  • Ear
  • Electrodes
  • Eye
  • High Acceleration
  • Nervous System
  • Sensitivity

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience

Technology Areas

  • Space