Plastic changes in processing of graviceptive signals during spaceflight potentially contribute to postflight orthostatic intolerance

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 13, Issue 4-6, 2003, Pages 395-404

  Yates, B J ^a,c   Holmes, M J ^b   Jian, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LYCOMING COLLEGE   (United States)

^c University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular; Otolith organ; Sympathetic nervous system; Vestibular system

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN PERFUSION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; COSMONAUT; DISEASE COURSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRAVITY; HUMAN; INNER EAR; MICROGRAVITY; MOTION SICKNESS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; OTOLITH; PERCEPTION; POSTFLIGHT ORTHOSTATIC INTOLERANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SENSORY STIMULATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPACE FLIGHT; STANDING; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

NASA DISCIPLINE NEUROSCIENCE; NON-NASA CENTER;

ANIMALS; ASTRONAUTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CEREBELLUM; GRAVITY PERCEPTION; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SPACE FLIGHT;

EID: 2342624066     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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