Abstract
1 Analysis of human horizontal saccadic eye movements can provide measurements of central nervous system depression and stimulation.
2 Effects on saccadic eye movements have been observed in normal volunteers with barbiturates, benzodiazepines, opiates and related compounds, carbamazepine, amphetamine and ethanol.
3 A suite of programmes have been developed to allow the generation, collection and analysis of saccadic eye movements using a CBM 3032, 8032 or BBC B microcomputer. The system allows almost continuous sampling and rapid analysis of movements.
Keywords: eye movements, saccades, psychomotor testing, benzodiazepines ethanol, amphetamine, microcomputers
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