Using different types of simple serial reaction time tasks interpolated between two sessions of massed practice on the pursuit rotor, an attempt was made to determine whether temporary work decrement could be attributed to fatigue in the peripheral mechanisms of vision. The results suggest that, if there is a locus of Dwt, it is not in the visual system.
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