Amnesia Production by Visual Stimulation.

Abstract

A low-level exposure to an electron beam has been shown to produce amnesia. Arguments are presented which suggest one mode of CNS activation may have been via visual stimulation. This hypothesis was tested by determining if a photoflash could also produce amnesia using the same task (single trial avoidance). The author shows that a photoflash is an adequate stimulus in amnesia production, and that the extent of amnesia is intensity dependent. Therefore, one possible mechanism of CNS activation by an electron beam may be via visual stimulation. Unknown remain the extent to which other sensory systems may be activated, and the effects of such activation on other CNS functions. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA124822

Entities

People

  • Thomas G. Wheeler

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Cerenkov Radiation
  • Data Analysis
  • Diagrams
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electron Beams
  • Electrons
  • Intensity
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Particle Beams
  • Production
  • Radiation
  • Standards
  • Timing Circuits
  • Wiring Diagrams
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics