A VISUAL RESPONSE SYSTEM FOR RESEARCH WITH PRIMATES.

Abstract

A device was developed that permits measurement of performance of primates, through the visual modality, before and after application of pulsed ionizing radiation. Two platforms were constructed, each featuring 2 degrees of freedom. One accommodates the primate and provides him with a response stick to counteract disturbances or 'fly' the platform in relation to a horizon displayed by the second platform. The second platform carries a large hollow sphere that encircles the primate and displays the 'horizon' as the borderline of dark and translucent segments. This platform can be moved about two axes intersecting at a common center with those of the first platform. The shock-signal circuitry is variable in its basic parameters and adjusts automatically to the magnitude of the error committed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0702158

Entities

People

  • W. E. Rothe

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Platforms
  • Radiation

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Robotics and Automation.