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This book consolidates the current knowledge of how short and long-duration spaceflight affects the anatomy and physiology of the central nervous system. Spaceflight and the Central Nervous System is the first to comprehensively include all aspects of spaceflight-induced changes in the central nervous system.
Alex P. Michael, MD Neurological Surgeon, Mercy Clinic NeurosurgeryChristian Otto, MDDirector of Teleoncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFormer Lead Scientist for NASA’s Visual Impairment Intracranial Pressure Risk GroupAlan R. HargensDepartment of Orthopaedic SurgeryUniversity of CaliforniaSan Diego, CAMillard F. Reschke Johnson Space CenterNASA NeuroscienceHouston, TX
1. History of Spaceflight and the Central Nervous System.- 2. Cardiovascular Physiology and Fluid Shifts in Space.- 3. Effects of Microgravity and Space Radiation on the Nervous system.- 4. Cognitive Performance and Neuromapping.- 5. Spine Biomechanics and Pathology.- 6. Vestibular System.- 7. Why the study of intraocular pressure is important to understand and prevent SANS.- 8. Central Nervous System (CNS) Neoplasms in Microgravity.- 9. Space Renaissance and Neurodegeneration.- 10. Summary and Future Directions.