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NASA: Staying in space for 6 months is not that bad

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November 22, 2024

A newly published study by NASA revealed that astronauts spending six months in space does not cause permanent damage to the brain, but there are temporary declines in some cognitive skills.

NASA’s research revealed that there was no significant decline in brain functions in tests conducted after astronauts spent 6 months on the International Space Station (ISS).
Although previous studies suggested that prolonged space exposure could have harmful effects on the brain, new findings refute old theories questioning the effects of space on the brain.
Sheena Dev and her team from NASA’s Johnson Space Center examined the cognitive skills of 25 astronauts. The participants were given various tests measuring abilities such as processing speed, attention and memory.
According to the test results, no long-term decline was observed in the astronauts’ cognitive functions, but a temporary slowdown in processing speed was detected.
Researchers, He thinks that the slowdown in processing speed after time spent in space may be due not only to the conditions specific to the space environment, but also to the stress factors that astronauts encounter.
The difficulties and physical effects of a long stay in space made it take longer for certain cognitive functions to return to normal when they returned to Earth.
These studies on the time spent in space are of great importance, especially for the manned missions planned to Mars.
Due to long distances and communication delays, astronauts will make decisions completely autonomously on the Mars mission, and brain performance will play a critical role in this process. Experts state that possible declines in attention, memory and processing speed may negatively affect astronauts’ performance on Mars missions.
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