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The neurochemical and neuropharmacological basis of motion sickness
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Walker, C. A. |
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Description | An apparatus suitable for producing motion sickness in laboratory animals and constructed at the university is herein described. The apparatus is a modified version of that previously described by Fox and Daunton. It consists of a 66-inch steel arm anchored at the center to a wooden platform and attached to a motor that makes the arm move in a see-saw fashion. At each end of the steel arm is mounted an aluminum disc that can be rotated by a motorized device. Detachable cages are mounted on each disc for animal holding. The animal can then be exposed to rotational motion by rotation of the aluminum disc, or to see-saw motion simultaneously (Cross-coupled). The apparatus is presently being used in our laboratory to study the neuropharmacological basis of motion sickness in the rat. The device can be adapted for use with other animal species by modifying the cage mounted on the aluminum discs. |
| File Size | 544595 |
| Page Count | 11 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19930003873 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t85j2f818 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1990-08-31 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aerospace Medicine Motion Brain Human Beings Rotating Disks Motion Sickness Rats Pharmacology Rotation Neurophysiology Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
