Spatial perception changes associated with space flight: Implications for adaptation to altered inertial environments

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 13, Issue 4-6, 2003, Pages 331-343

  Parker, Donald E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Illusions; Perception; Self motion; Space flight; Vestibular receptors

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; COSMONAUT; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATION; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; EXPOSURE; EYE MOVEMENT; GRAVITY; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MICROGRAVITY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SEMICIRCULAR CANAL; SENSORY SYSTEM; SPACE; SPACE FLIGHT; TIME; TRAVEL; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

NASA DISCIPLINE NEUROSCIENCE; NON-NASA CENTER;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; MOTION PERCEPTION; POSTURE; PROPRIOCEPTION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SELF CONCEPT; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACE PERCEPTION; VESTIBULE;

EID: 2342578240     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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