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The susceptibility of rhesus monkeys to motion sicknessThe susceptibility of rhesus monkeys to motion sickness was investigated using test conditions that are provocative for eliciting motion sickness in squirrel monkeys. Ten male rhesus monkeys and ten male Bolivian squirrel monkeys were rotated in the vertical axis at 150 deg/s for a maximum duration of 45 min. Each animal was tested in two conditions, continuous rotation and intermittent rotation. None of the rhesus monkeys vomited during the motion tests but all of the squirrel monkeys did. Differences were observed between the species in the amount of activity that occurred during motion test, with the squirrel monkeys being significantly more active than the rhesus monkeys. These results, while substantiating anecdotal reports of the resistance of rhesus monkeys to motion sickness, should be interpreted with caution because of the documented differences that exist between various species with regard to stimuli that are provocative for eliciting motion sickness.
Document ID
19900061530
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Corcoran, Meryl L.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Daunton, Nancy G.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Fox, Robert A.
(San Jose State University CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1990
Publication Information
Publication: Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine
Volume: 61
ISSN: 0095-6562
Subject Category
Life Sciences (General)
Accession Number
90A48585
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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