Neurocognitive performance using the Windows spaceflight cognitive assessment tool (WinSCAT) in human spaceflight simulations

Data from the first 8 months of the Mars500 experiment (a 520-day simulation of a spaceflight mission to Mars, conducted in a chamber with 6 crewmembers) was collected using the WinSCAT computerized neurocognitive battery. Different hypotheses regarding reaction time, attention, and cognitive perfor...

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Published inAerospace science and technology Vol. 35; pp. 87 - 92
Main Authors De la Torre, Gabriel G., Mestre Navas, Jose M., Guil Bozal, Rocio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Issy-les-Moulineaux Elsevier Masson SAS 01.05.2014
Elsevier
Subjects
Applied physiology
Biological and medical sciences
Human physiology applied to population studies and life conditions. Human ecophysiology
Human Spaceflight
Medical sciences
Neurocognitive
Simulation
Transports. Aerospace. Diving. Altitude
WinSCAT
WinSCAT
Human Spaceflight
Simulation
Neurocognitive
Performance
Human
Astronaut
Cognition
Space flight
Microgravity
Neuropsychologia
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Summary:Data from the first 8 months of the Mars500 experiment (a 520-day simulation of a spaceflight mission to Mars, conducted in a chamber with 6 crewmembers) was collected using the WinSCAT computerized neurocognitive battery. Different hypotheses regarding reaction time, attention, and cognitive performance were analyzed, focusing on age-dependent differences and differences between language groups (Russian/other). The WinSCAT battery was able to detect differences in reaction time and accuracy. These results suggest future directions and implications for cognitive performance and neuropsychological assessment tools in human spaceflight.
ISSN:1270-9638
1626-3219
DOI:10.1016/j.ast.2014.02.006