Overview
Designed for the general scientific reader, this book offers an overview of neuroscience research performed in space
Each project and the reason why it was done is described with illustrations, rationale and hypothesis, and a summary of results
Reference lists guide readers to the published papers from experiments
This book is a legacy of what we have learned on brain mechanisms and functions through research done in space, and a guide for what could be investigated in the future
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Reviews
From the reviews:
"Clément … present a comprehensive review of animal and human neuroscience research conducted either in space or with subjects who just returned from space. The information is presented with the detail that scientists require, clearly outlining the complicated issues involved in sending humans on brief and extended space journeys. … Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students through professionals." (D. K. Fry, Choice, Vol. 46 (7), March, 2009)
"The complexities of changes to the central and peripheral nervous systems as a result of space travel are described in great detail in this 322-page book … . For those of you who are thinking that now may be a good time to move to Mars, there is a section (albeit short) on what to expect … you get there. … if you want a bit of diversion while still remaining in the neuroscience world, here is a book that many will find intriguing." (American Journal of Neuroradiology, Vol. 30, March, 2009)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Since the first orbital flight of John Glenn, investigations have been conducted on the adaptation of nervous functions to space flight Millard Reschke and Gilles Clément have been active in this research, with experiments flown onboard Salyut, Mir, Spacelab, and 30+ flights of the Space Shuttle . This book presents in a readable text and detailed illustrations the findings from these experiments conducted during and after space missions. The authors also identify the neuroscience research that is foreseen onboard the International Space Station and what do we need to learn to understand fully the implications and risks in this area for a human mission to Mars.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Neuroscience in Space
Authors: Gilles Clément, Millard F. Reschke
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78950-7
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-78949-1Published: 20 August 2008
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-78950-7Published: 09 June 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 322
Number of Illustrations: 100 b/w illustrations, 20 illustrations in colour
Topics: Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Neurology, Astrobiology, Popular Science in Medicine and Health, Popular Science, general