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Stimulus specificity and individual stereotypy of autonomic responses to motion stressors. m.s. thesis
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Morgan, M. G. |
| Copyright Year | 1985 |
| Description | Motion sickness research shows a lack of agreement regarding the contribution of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). The resolution of this question is exigent for Space Adaptation Syndrome, zero gravity sickness. A case is drawn for the necessity to apply a methodological approach that incorporates: (1) standardization of parameters in relation to the individual differences in variability and prestimulus levels; (2) a concern for patterning of responses; and (3) the physiological association with subjective reports. Vasomotor, heart rate, respiration rate, skin conductance and subjective reports of malaise were collected from 22 subjects while participating in three motion stressors; vertical acceleration, Coriolis stimulation, and combined optokinetic and Coriolis stimulation. The results demonstrate that ANS response patterns can be separated into three mutually exclusive components: (1) a generalized response to motion sickness; (2) a stimulus specific response to the type of stressor being presented; and (3) individualized stereotypical response patterns that are associated with subjective reports of malaise. |
| File Size | 3707379 |
| Page Count | 56 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19860011636 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0fv3fp98 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1985-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aerospace Medicine Heart Rate Autonomic Nervous System Space Adaptation Syndrome Motion Sickness Kinetics Weightlessness Skin Resistance Respiration Coriolis Effect Stress Physiology Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Thesis |
