Spaceflight – Knowing Neurons

How Weightlessness Changes Our Brains

September 5, 2018September 8, 2018 Alexa Erdogan Analog Spaceflight, Astronaut, Cerebellum, Frontal lobe, Gray matter, Head-Down Tilt Bed Rest, ISS, Mars, Microgravity, Motor cortex, MRI, Musculoskeletal, Neurodegeneration, Neuroplasticity, Preconditioning, Semantic memory, Somatosensory, Space, Space neuroscience, Space Shuttle, Spaceflight, Weightlessness

Astronauts are no strangers to the harsh and wild conditions of outer space. From ionizing radiation to microgravity, these space explorers are exposed to a myriad of stressors that play… Read more

Big Ideas Neuro SciFi

Cognitive Astrobiology

January 3, 2018December 29, 2017 DanielToker Astrobiology, Cognitive, Cognitive Astrobiology, Diana Reiss, ET, Evolution, Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Intelligence, Jellyfish, NASA, Psychology, SETI, Space, Spaceflight

o here’s a cool combination of fields: neuroscience and astrobiology. Let’s call it “cognitive astrobiology.”… Read more