Development and validation of the Cognition test battery for spaceflight

Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 942-952

  Basner, Mathias ^a   Savitt, Adam ^a   Moore, Tyler M ^a   Port, Allison M ^a   Mcguire, Sarah ^a   Ecker, Adrian J ^a   Nasrini, Jad ^a   Mollicone, Daniel J ^b   Mott, Christopher M ^b   Mccann, Thom ^c   Dinges, David F ^a   Gur, Ruben C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Pulsar Informatics Inc   (United States)

^c Joggle Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Astronaut; Cognition; Cognitive test; Confinement; Isolation; Microgravity; Neuropsychological test; Performance; Sleep deprivation; Space; Spaceflight; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SPACE FLIGHT; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SPACE FLIGHT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85020113877     PISSN: 23756314     EISSN: 23756322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3357/AMHP.4343.2015     Document Type: Article

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