Cognitive performance in ISS astronauts on 6-month low earth orbit missions.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Current and future astronauts will endure prolonged exposure to spaceflight hazards and environmental stressors that could compromise cognitive functioning, yet cognitive performance in current missions to the International Space Station remains critically under-characterized. We systematically assessed cognitive performance across 10 cognitive domains in astronauts on 6-month missions to the ISS.

Methods

Twenty-five professional astronauts were administered the Cognition Battery as part of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Human Research Program Standard Measures Cross-Cutting Project. Cognitive performance data were collected at five mission phases: pre-flight, early flight, late flight, early post-flight, and late post-flight. We calculated

SUBMITTER: Dev SI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11614644 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature