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October 19, 2015

Astronaut brains as beacons for researchers
Paris (ESA) Oct 09, 2015
How astronauts adapt to the stresses of living in space is helping researchers to pinpoint the causes of common disorders on Earth. From the brain's point of view, living in space is very stressful. The signals from an astronaut's body in space go haywire as they float in weightlessness. The inner ear reports that it is falling, but the eyes show that nothing is moving. As fluid shifts to the head, the brain usually interprets this extra pressure as a sign it is upside down - but in space there is ... read more

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