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Accession Number:
AD0442844
Title:
STUDIES OF BRAIN FUNCTION AND BEHAVIOR.
Corporate Author:
CALIFORNIA UNIV LOS ANGELES
Report Date:
1964-05-25
Abstract:
This study includes single brain cells and their discharge patterns during Pavlovian conditioning to development and evaluation of brain wave recording techniques in pilots flying high performance aircraft on pursuit missions. Much of the work has involved development of new techniques for computational analysis of electroencephalographic and other neurophysiological data. In turn, these techniques have led to the formulation of a series of realistic models of the processes of transaction and storage of information in brain tissue. These models are now being assessed in actual physiological experiments. In addition to purely neurophysiological studies, investigations have been made of the effects of isolation and confinement in simulated orbital flights on urinary steroid excretion in the monkey. These studies have been coupled with evaluation of increased gravitational loads, whole body irradiation and decompression on renal functions, including calcium excretion. Other studies have tested interaction of altered gravitational fields and hormones on normal plant maturation, and the effects of continuous high intensity light on circadian plant rhythms. Author
Descriptive Note:
Final rept., 1 May 61-30 Apr 63,
Pages:
0010
Contract Number:
AF AFOSR61 81
File Size:
0.00MB
