The Effects of CW (Chemical Warfare)-Related Chemicals on Social Behavior and Performance

Abstract

This report summarizes work accomplished in the first year of a three year project aimed at developing a battery of tests of social behavior and performance that will be sensitive to the effects of Chemical warfare-related chemicals considered for use as antidotes or prophylactics against Chemical warfare agents. Procedures for assessing social behavior in nonhuman primates are described and compared. The presence and absence of correlations between social behavior and performance on two operant schedules, a test of complex problem solving, and behavior in a novel environment are reported as are the effects of caffeine (as a control) and atropine on the social and performance variables. Keywords: Performance, Stress, Diazepam, Pyridostigmine, Caffeine.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA190431

Entities

People

  • Bradford N. Bunnell
  • W. B. Iturrian

Organizations

  • University of Georgia

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biochemistry
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemistry
  • Chemotherapy
  • Computers
  • Drug Abuse
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Medical Personnel
  • Operating Systems
  • Performance Tests
  • Pharmacies
  • Pharmacology
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Psychophysiology
  • Rodents

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology