REDUCING MOTION SICKNESS - A COMPARISON OF AUTOGENIC-FEEDBACK TRAINING AND AN ALTERNATIVE COGNITIVE TASK

  • 1 January 1982
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 53  (5) , 449-453
Abstract
Men (18) were randomly assigned to 3 groups matched for susceptibility to Coriolis motion sickness. All subjects were given 6 Coriolis Sickness Susceptibility Index (CSSI) tests separated by 5-d [day] intervals. Treatment group I subjects were taught to control their own autonomic responses before the 3rd, 4th and 5th CSSI tests (6 h total training). Group II subjects were given sham training in an alternative cognitive task under conditions otherwise identical to those of Group I. Group III subjects received no treatment. Group I subjects could withstand the stress of Coriolis acceleration significantly longer after training. Neither of the other 2 groups changed significantly.