Monday 1 December 2014

Newly Developed Cognition Battery to Test Astronauts' Spaceflight Stressors

To measure the impact of typical spaceflight stressors like microgravity, radiation, confinement and isolation, exposure to elevated levels of CO2, and sleep loss) on cognitive performance of astronauts, the cognitive test battery has been recently developed. This computer-based test, developed by Penn Medicine researchers, has already been tested by astronauts on Earth. It will be performed for the first time in a pilot study on the International Space Station ...

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