| Title | Effects of secobarbital and d-amphetamine on tracking performance during angular acceleration. |
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| Record ID | 39239 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Schroeder, David J.; Collins, William E.; Elam, Gary W. |
| Corporate Creator | Civil Aeromedical Institute |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Office of Aviation Medicine |
| Publisher | Civil Aerospace Medical Institute |
| Publication Date | 19731200 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Thirty young men were randomly assigned in equal numbers to one of the following groups: placebo (lactose), secobarbital (100 mg), or d-amphetamine (10 mg). The drugs or placebo were administered in capsules in a double-blind procedure. Tests were scheduled 1, 2, and 4 hours after capsule ingestion; all tests were conducted inside a Stille-Werner rotator and were in total darkness with the exception of the illuminated tracking display. During angular acceleration, secobarbital subjects made significantly more tracking errors and had significantly more vestibular nystagmus than both the control and the d-amphetamine groups for all post-drug sessions. These findings agree with previous studies of alcohol effects: depressant drugs may have little or no deleterious influence on tracking performance in static environments, but may produce marked performance degradation during angular motion. |
| Rosap ID | dot:21040 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21040 |
| TRT Terms | Drugs; Drug effects; Static tests; Dynamic tests; Performance measurement; Angular acceleration; Depth perception; Distance perception; Motion perception; Visual perception; Vision; Vision tests; Night vision; Eye location; Eye fixations; Eye movements; Rotation; Experiments; Human subject testing; Heart rate; Blood pressure; Velocity |
| General Subjects | Drugs--Physiological effect; Amphetamines; Central nervous system depressants; Central nervous system stimulants; Performance; Acceleration (Physiology); Nystagmus; Vestibular apparatus; Vestibular function tests; Vision--Testing; Night vision; Rotational motion; Heart beat; Blood pressure; Speed; Eye-hand coordination |
| Classification | NTL - AVIATION - AVIATION; NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Human Factors; NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | FAA-AM-73-17; DOT/FAA/AM-73/17 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/39000/39200/39239/AM73-17.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |