Performance following a 500-675 rad neutron pulse
Yochmowitz, M.G.; Brown, G.C.; Hardy, K.A.
Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine 56(6): 525-533
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0095-6562 PMID: 4015563 Document Number: 253478
A three-light, three-lever discrete avoidance behavioral task was initiated to study the effects of a 500-675 rad neutron pulse upon performance. Eight primates performed the task for 4 h (3.5 h postexposure) on exposure day and for 4 h on each of 3 d postexposure. For the exposure day, five subjects had a decrease in correct responses, seven had increased reaction times, and six experienced productive emesis within 3.5 hours postexposure. Although the performance degradations were not severe, these data suggest that the performance of time critical tasks could be significantly impaired.