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Space flight and neurovestibular adaptation

M F Reschke1, J J Bloomberg, D L Harm

  • 1NASA Johnson Space Center, Space Biomedical Research Institute, Houston, Texas 77058.

Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
|June 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary

Spaceflight alters sensory processing, leading to maladaptive motor control upon return to Earth. Astronauts experience issues with head stability, eye-head coordination, and balance, impacting gait and posture.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Space Physiology
  • Human Adaptation

Background:

  • Spaceflight induces significant sensory rearrangement, necessitating central nervous system adaptation.
  • Terrestrial motor control relies on integrated sensory inputs, which are disrupted by microgravity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the neurosensory and motor control adaptations during and after spaceflight.
  • To understand how the central nervous system reinterprets sensory stimuli in altered gravity.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of postflight changes in eye-head coordination, locomotion, and postural control.
  • Assessment of sensory reinterpretation through observed changes in gait and balance.

Main Results:

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  • Postflight, astronauts exhibit reduced head stability and impaired eye-head coordination, affecting gait.
  • Increased reliance on visual input for postural control is observed, compensating for misinterpretations of vestibular and proprioceptive signals.
  • Illusory perceptions of motion and compensatory eye movements not linked to actual head motion occur postflight.

    • Conclusions:

    • In-flight adaptations in head stabilization, eye-head coordination, and postural control become maladaptive upon return to Earth's gravity.
    • Central reinterpretation of sensory stimuli during spaceflight leads to functional deficits in the terrestrial environment.