A DEVICE FOR MEASURING GROSS MOTOR BEHAVIOR IN PRIMATES

Abstract

To meet the need for a method of measuring gross motor behavior as affected by various gravitational forces, a jumping device for primates was developed consisting of a large box with a stand at each end and a well in the middle. The well carried a constant electrical charge. Shock, preceded by a tone, was used to make the animal jump over the well to the opposite side. Motion pictures of the jump, as viewed through the plexiglas side and top, allowed measurement of the height and distance of the jump. Other possible uses of the device are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1959
Accession Number
AD0690541

Entities

People

  • Donald W. Ormiston
  • Frederick H. Rohles Jr.
  • Marvin E. Grunzke

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Animals
  • Cameras
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Measurement
  • Medical Laboratories
  • Monkeys
  • Motion Pictures
  • New Mexico
  • Primates
  • Rhesus Monkeys
  • Space Operations
  • Squirrel Monkeys
  • United States
  • United States Government

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