Study of Neuromotor Reaction Times Under the Influence of Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
Abstract
Neuromotor reaction times (simple, choice, and decision) were measured when Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) was administered intravenously to nine healthy men in a double blind study. Measurements were made of simple reaction time, choice reaction and decision time for each subject at various intervals over a 54 hr. period. Given the observed inherent interaction of the drug with the long time used (54 hr.), most analyses were conducted across separate time epochs. Injected subjects showed inhibition in the normal improvement of simple reaction time (which occurs with practice), and they reduced the time required to make a decision. Choice reaction time, however, remained unchanged across the drug-nondrug experimental conditions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA189733
Entities
People
- Chuck Goodyear
- Dan Repperger
- James Jacobson
- Norman Michel
- Tom Jennings
Organizations
- Armstrong Laboratory