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Cognition in zero gravity: Effects of non-terrestrial gravity on human behaviour

As humanity prepares for deep space exploration, understanding the impact of spaceflight on bodily physiology is critical. While the effects of non-terrestrial gravity on the body are well established, little is known about its impact on human behaviour and cognition. Astronauts often describe drama...

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Autores principales: Arshad, Iqra, Ferré, Elisa Raffaella
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10119906/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35786100
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17470218221113935
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description As humanity prepares for deep space exploration, understanding the impact of spaceflight on bodily physiology is critical. While the effects of non-terrestrial gravity on the body are well established, little is known about its impact on human behaviour and cognition. Astronauts often describe dramatic alterations in sensorimotor functioning, including orientation, postural control, and balance. Changes in cognitive functioning as well as in socio-affective processing have also been observed. Strikingly, no comprehensive theoretical model exists to outline the impact of non-terrestrial gravity on behaviour. Here, we have reviewed the key literature across the last 10 years and explored the impact of non-terrestrial gravity across three key functional domains: sensorimotor functioning, cognition, and socio-affective processing. We have proposed and preliminary validated a neurocognitive model to account for the effects of non-terrestrial gravity in these domains. Understanding the impact of non-terrestrial gravity on human behaviour has never been timelier and it will help mitigate against risks in both commercial and non-commercial spaceflight.
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spelling pubmed-101199062023-04-22 Cognition in zero gravity: Effects of non-terrestrial gravity on human behaviour Arshad, Iqra Ferré, Elisa Raffaella Q J Exp Psychol (Hove) Original Articles As humanity prepares for deep space exploration, understanding the impact of spaceflight on bodily physiology is critical. While the effects of non-terrestrial gravity on the body are well established, little is known about its impact on human behaviour and cognition. Astronauts often describe dramatic alterations in sensorimotor functioning, including orientation, postural control, and balance. Changes in cognitive functioning as well as in socio-affective processing have also been observed. Strikingly, no comprehensive theoretical model exists to outline the impact of non-terrestrial gravity on behaviour. Here, we have reviewed the key literature across the last 10 years and explored the impact of non-terrestrial gravity across three key functional domains: sensorimotor functioning, cognition, and socio-affective processing. We have proposed and preliminary validated a neurocognitive model to account for the effects of non-terrestrial gravity in these domains. Understanding the impact of non-terrestrial gravity on human behaviour has never been timelier and it will help mitigate against risks in both commercial and non-commercial spaceflight. SAGE Publications 2022-08-06 2023-05 /pmc/articles/PMC10119906/ /pubmed/35786100 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17470218221113935 Text en © Experimental Psychology Society 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10119906/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35786100
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