Development of the Swine as a Large Animal Model for Noise Research,

Abstract

This report describes an attempt to develop the swine as a large animal model to be used in research on noise induced hearing loss. Animals were trained to perform in a yes-no signal detection paradigm for heat as a positive reinforcement. Results indicate that the animals can learn this task; however, the method failed to produce an audiogram. This was attributed to a failure to induce an adequate motivational level in the subjects.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA129694

Entities

People

  • Dennis L. Curd
  • James H. Patterson Jr.
  • Michael Ettinger

Organizations

  • United States Army Aeromedical Research Lab

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artillery
  • Biomedical Research
  • Detection
  • Diagrams
  • Ear
  • Engineering
  • Health Services
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Learning
  • Military Research
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Physiology
  • Schematic Diagrams
  • Test Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Cardiovascular Physiology