Strategies to Sustain and Enhance Performance in Stressful Environments
Abstract
Three lines of study were outlined in the previous report: (1) to test the efficacy of the catecholamine precursor L-Tyrosine in reducing pilot performance deficits caused by sleep deprivation, 2) to assess the role of endogenous melatonin on various performance and behavioral indices through photic modulation of nocturnal melatonin secretion and 3) to examine the effects on the same performance and behavioral variables of exogenous melatonin administered during the day. The data have been collected for all three studies, involving 14, 24, and 21 human volunteers respectively, and analysis is in progress. Preliminary analysis of the results are consistent with the hypotheses upon which the studies were predicated and provide a basis for a more fruitful continuation and elaboration of this investigation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 10, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA247197
Entities
People
- Andrew B. Dollins
- Harry J. Lynch
- Richard J. Wurtman
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology