Effects of Backscatter of Brief High Intensity Light on Physiological Responses of Instrument-Rated Pilots and Non-Pilots,

Abstract

Thirty-nine human subjects were exposed to reptitive backscatter light stimulation (off a white wall or fog) from a Grimes capacitance discharge airplane anticollision light flashing at 1.27 Hertz. Both tonic (light stimulus absent) and phasic (light stimulus present) stimulus-bound occipital EEG, heart rate, respiration, skin potentials, and eyeblinks were recorded. The results suggest that, although the flashing anticollision light induces changes in physiological measures which are resistant to habituation, these changes do not extend to the induction of nausea. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0744234

Entities

People

  • Arthur R. Zeiner
  • Gerhard A. Brecher

Organizations

  • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Backscattering
  • Capacitance
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Heart Rate
  • Intensity
  • Respiration
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology