Atropine, Stress, and Human Performance.

Abstract

The major aims of this research program are to investigate dose effects of atropine combined with such stress-related variables as sleep deprivation and/or moderate pre-dose exercise on cognitive performance and psychophysiology of healthy young men. Employing/integrated between-and within-subjects repeated measures design, the major aim of the second year of work was to investigate the independent and combined effects of a single intramuscular, 2mg dose of atropine and one night of sleep deprivation on a battery of selected physiological variables, self-ratings, and cognitive tasks designed to be sensitive to each of the two treatments. The cognitive tasks have face validity for certain information processing jobs likely to be encountered in contemporary military work.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 1985
Accession Number
ADA188276

Entities

People

  • Harold L. Williams

Organizations

  • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Detection
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Auditory Signals
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Detection
  • False Alarms
  • Heart Rate
  • Information Processing
  • Medical Personnel
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Reaction Time
  • Recognition
  • Signal Detection
  • Signal Processing
  • Statistical Analysis

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology