Neuroscience in Space

• Main Authors: Clément, Gilles (Author), Reschke, Millard F. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2008.
• Edition: 1.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Neurology.; Astrobiology.; Popular works.; Medicine.; Health.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Popular Science in Medicine and Health.; Popular Science, general.

This book offers an overview of neuroscience research performed in space since the observations made during the first manned space flights to the detailed scientific investigations currently being carried out onboard the International Space Station. This book is for the general scientific reader. Ea...

Table of Contents:

• Space Neuroscience: What Is It?
• History of Space Neuroscience
• Operational Aspects
• Sensory Functions in Space
• Posture, Movement and Locomotion
• Compensatory Eye Movements
• Spatial Orientation
• Countermeasures
• A Vision for Space Neuroscience.