PERFORMANCE OF SEQUENTIAL TASKS BY UNRESTRAINED MONKEYS FOLLOWING A 4200-RAD PULSE OF MIXED GAMMA-NEUTRON RADIATION,
Abstract
The effect of 4200 rads of pulsed gamma-neutron irradiation on the performance of a sequential behavioral task by unrestrained monkeys (Macaca mulatta) was investigated. Data are presented which demonstrate a significant decrease in accuracy and an increase in latency of response. Two types of pronounced behavioral decrements were noted within the 8 hours of postirradiation testing: incapacitation (failure to respond during a 2-minute test period accompanied by observed physical debility) which occurred within the first 1.5 hours, and nonperformance (failure to respond during a 2-minute test period despite apparent physical ability to do so) which occurred between 1.5 and 8 hours after irradiation. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0698480
Entities
People
- D. A. Kessler
- Richard W. Young
Organizations
- Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute