Scanning the brains of eight cosmonauts who spent time in space revealed the effects of spending time in space on their motor abilities and vision.
Imagine that when playing darts you always hit the target with precision, but you need to wear glasses to do that. According to a new study, people who go space have to accept this offer, whether they want to or not.
An article published Friday about 7 months in looked at the changes in the brains of eight cosmonauts returning to our planet after spending space. The researchers’ findings yielded very interesting results.
More skillful hands
All subjects participated in the study male in men as in women to say that the same changes seen unlikely for now. with Preliminary findings obtained in studies cosmonaut, men have become more agile and skillful direction was.
According to study lead author Steven Jillings, cosmonauts were able to acquire new motor abilities, just as they did when riding a bicycle. On the other hand, the vision of these people decreased, albeit slightly.
The researchers used MRI technology to observe the brain structures of cosmonauts. Thus, cosmonauts’ brains 3-dimensional models of they succeeded in producing. According to the scans, an improvement was observed in the cerebellum region of the brain responsible for balance, coordination, and posture. On the other hand, their near vision skills decreased. It is stated that these effects can be long-lasting.
The brain undergoes changes in space
humans to their environment are adapt to According to researchers, the ability of one of the main reasons the human brain changes in space. Just as a basketball player constantly improves his shooting ability by training, spending time in space constantly our brains to skills suitable for this environment pushes development.
On the other hand, that vision in space than on Earth is more blurred stated can be. This decline, or rather the, in cosmonauts’ vision skills change is cited as the main reason that could explain the.
On average, cosmonauts International Space Station spend about 6 months on the. According to the scientists who conducted the research, the change these cosmonauts go through is usually quite permanent. Our brain does not prefer to return to its original state after learning something.
