Variables Affecting Radiation-Induced Performance Decrements.

Abstract

A discrete behavioral task was initiated to study the effects of a 300-rad variable dose rate protracted-exposure profile upon positively (food reward) and negatively (shock) reinforced groups of primates. Subjects performed the task for 12 hours. Among the 8 shock and 7 food subjects, effects noted were performance decrements in 2 shock and 2 food subjects, delayed reaction-times in 3 shock and 3 food subjects, and emesis in 1 shock and 4 food subjects. Such information is important to military planners who need accurate nuclear vulnerability and survivability assessments for aircrew. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA039271

Entities

People

  • G. Carroll Brown
  • Kenneth A. Hardy
  • Michael G. Yochmowitz
  • Rayford P. Patrick

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Animals
  • Dose Rate
  • Dosimeters
  • Electromagnetic Pulses
  • Gamma Rays
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Effects
  • Reaction Time
  • Rhesus Monkeys
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Effects

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Industrial Economics
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.