Behavioral Responses to Small Doses of Carbon Monoxide,
Abstract
Previous reports by several authors have emphasized that learned behavior patterns are more vulnerable to disruption by drugs when there is an increase in the complexity of the discriminative stimuli that control a given response or sequence of responses. The effects of low concentrations of CO on a series of complex sequential problems were determined to establish baseline data for further research on relative cognitive tasks. The CO went on after 30 minutes, remained on for 90 minutes, and was off for the remainder of the session for all days of testing when CO was given. The subjects completed an average of about 12 single tests on any one day of testing (a session). Only the effect of 250 ppm of CO were tested. There were four sessions with CO, three without. The results of tests indicated that only with an exposure to 250 ppm is there a significant decrement in performance, and this only in one subject among four.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0727510
Entities
People
- Netta Grandstaff
- Rodney R. Beard
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory