Effect of X-Irradiation on Performance of Volitional Activity by the Adult Male Rat

Jones, David; Kimeldorf, Donald J.; Rubadeau, D. O.; Osborn, G. K.; Castanera, T. J.

doi:10.1152/ajplegacy.1954.177.2.243

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“…Jones et al (33) measured the effects of 200-1,000 r. of whole-body X irradiation on activity-wheel performance, using 194 rats. Data were analyzed separately for animals who survived the eight-week experimental period and those that succumbed to radiation injury.…”

Section: Learning and Performancementioning

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Behavioral effects of ionizing radiations.

Furchtgott¹

1956

Psychological Bulletin

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The effects of high-energy radiation on pre- and neonatal development, the adult nervous system, learning and performance, and sensory functions are described. Though the number of available studies are few, there is evidence to suggest that: (1) the adult nervous system is relatively radioresistant; (2) learning functions are relatively unaffected by lethal or sublethal dosages of radiation; (3) hearing acuity and thresholds to dark adaptation increase as a result of radiation; and (4) the fetal nervous system is relatively radiosensitive. There is a need for more studies assessing the behavioral effects of radiation. 70-item bibliography.

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Section: Learning and Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

Behavioral effects of ionizing radiations.

Furchtgott¹

1956

Psychological Bulletin

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“…Persistent decrements in activity have been reported for the burro (16), following an initial 24 hr. in which the behavior was possibly "euphoric," and for the rat (8), which, however, displayed a transient amelioration of the hypoactivity at the midlethal but not the lower dose levels. Hagen el al.…”

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Activity, manipulation drive, and strength in monkeys subjected to low-level irradiation.

Leary¹,

Ruch²

1955

Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology

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“…The effects of ionizing radiation have been studied extensively on complex behaviors that depend on learning and retention. Radiation malaise is * reflected experimentally by decreases in spontaneous activity and increases in reaction time or response latency (8,17,22,23,26,28,29,30,44,52). Except for the slowing of reaction time, very few immediate negative behavioral effects occur unless radiation exposure is much greater than 700 rads (see 9, 15, 16, 24, and 39 for reviews).…”

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