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Sensory motor and behavioral research in space / Reinhard Hilbig, Albert Gollhofer, Otmar Bock, Dietrich Manzey.
| Author/creator | Hilbig, Reinhard |
| Other author | Gollhofer, Albert. |
| Other author | Bock, Otmar. |
| Other author | Manzey, Dietrich, 1956- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cham, Switzerland : Springer Verlag, [2017] |
| Description | xii, 86 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | SpringerBriefs in space life sciences, 2196-5560 SpringerBriefs in space life sciences. 2196-5560 |
| Contents | Chapter 1: Posture and Locomotion. Introduction ; Posture Control on Earth ; Short-Term Adaptation of Posture Control to Altered Gravity ; Posture Control After Long-Term Space Flight ; Locomotor Determinants on Earth ; Acute Adaptations of Bipedalism in Response to Gravitational Changes ; Locomotion After Long-Term Space Flight ; Earth Benefit of Space Research ; Conclusion and Outlook -- Chapter 2: Spatially Oriented Behaviour. Introduction ; Spatial Perception in Weightlessness ; Spatial Object Manipulation in Weightlessness ; Spatial Navigation in Weightlessness ; Preflight Training of Spatially Oriented Behaviour ; Applications for Life on Earth -- Chapter 3: Cognitive and Psychomotor Performance. Introduction ; Stressors in Space ; Impact of Space Flight-Related Stressors on Cognitive and Psychomotor Performance ; Summary and Conclusions -- Chapter 4: Impact of Micro- and Hypergravity on Neurovestibular Issues of Fish. Introduction ; Fundamental Experiments in Space with Fish : Vestibular Aspects ; Morphology and Development of Fish Gravity Sensing Organs ; Spatial Orientation and Behavioural Responses ; Gravitational Experiments ; Conclusions and Outlook. |
| Abstract | This volume of the series SpringerBriefs in Space Life Sciences describes findings from space and accompanying ground research related to spatial orientation, posture and locomotion, cognition and psychomotor function. The results are not only of importance to health and performance of astronauts during their space mission, but also impact people on Earth, especially in the ageing societies of the Western countries. The space environment produces mismatches between sensory inputs from canal and otolith afferents which are difficult to study in humans, and are therefore studied in the fish model. Brain and vestibular organ of fish are analyzed under altered gravitational conditions; particularly weightlessness and structural failures as well as malfunctions in different inner ear components are investigated and discussed. The book is aiming at students, engineers and scientists in space and aging research, as well as psychology, neurosciences and sensory motor research. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017953530 |
| ISBN | 9783319682006 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 3319682008 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |