Measurement of recovery from electrical anesthesia in primates
Arthur S. Wilson, Sanford J. Larson, Anthony Sances, Jr. · 1967
The study found that about a 30-minute recovery period was needed for squirrel monkeys to return to pre-electroanesthesia performance levels on a decision-making task.
Plain English Summary
Researchers trained squirrel monkeys to press a button to avoid painful stimuli preceded by flashing lights. After training, the animals received 15 minutes of electroanesthesia followed by recovery periods ranging from 5 to 40 minutes. Performance on the decision-making task was compared before and after electroanesthesia, showing that about a 30-minute recovery period was required to return to baseline performance.
Why This Matters
The researchers used a problem-solving task sensitive to confusion to evaluate confusion caused by electroanesthesia. After each recovery period, the decision-making problem was presented again to measure performance.
Finding
Comparisons of the relative efficiency of performance preceding and following recovery from EA indicate that about a 30 minute recovery period is necessary for a return to pre-EA levels of performance.
In their words
“Comparisons of the relative efficiency of performance preceding and following recovery from EA indicate that about a 30 minute recovery period is necessary for a return to pre-EA levels of performance.”
Show BibTeX
@article{measurement_of_recovery_from_electrical_anesthesia_in_primates_g5773,
author = {Arthur S. Wilson and Sanford J. Larson and Anthony Sances and Jr.},
title = {Measurement of recovery from electrical anesthesia in primates},
year = {1967},
}