PSY 873 (Dr. Albery)      Critical Abstract                                          

Kaz Shimada   24 May 95

Article:

Merfeld DM, Christie JRI, Young LR,

Perceptual and eye movement responses elicited by linear acceleration following spaceflight.

Aviat.Space Environ.Med. 1994, 65:1015-24.

What I liked: Subjects had actual 9-day space flight between the first and the                                second test.

Wheat I did not like:

\ Because subjects actually flew, the number of the subjects for the study was only 4. 

\ There were 4 experiments written into one article.  Although this is because all these experiments were done regarding to a mission, this makes it very hard to read this paper.

\ There are too many citations for the methods.  If there is a concise summary of the methods previously published, it will be easier for the reader.

\ Lack of good diagrams or photographs.  How the subjects or equipments are aligned is difficult to determine.

What I would have done:

\ It is best to split this into 3 or 4 independent papers.  Then each can contain detailed method explanation.

\ Clarify what was the cause for faulty EOG recording.

\ Describe in what way subjective comments from subjects were collected.