Kate Becker: Space brain -- this is your brain on (the way to) Mars

[geronl]

It sounds like the plot of a sci-fi thriller: A few months into their journey to Mars, a crew of astronauts realizes that something is wrong. They can't think straight. They keep forgetting things. They feel anxious all the time. They are slowly losing their minds — and the longer they are in space, the worse it gets.

When we think about the risks of a trip to Mars, we usually think about engineering failures: equipment malfunctions, fires, explosions. But there are also biological hazards, unique risks associated with exposing the human body to the low gravity and elevated radiation environment of space.

http://www.dailycamera.com/science_columnists/ci_30465725/kate-becker-space-brain-this-is-your-brain-way-mars


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[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Hmph... did Trump live in space for a few years? That might explain it.

[kevindavis007]

To be honest, I question a lot of these articles. If you can follow Robert Zubrin on Facebook or on Twitter. He debunks them in a good way.

[Doug Loss]

If you want to get to the actual research that the original article (here) was based on, go here:

Cosmic radiation exposure and persistent cognitive dysfunction

[Gefn]

What I would worry about is being in a small unit with a couple of people. It's the law of nature you are bound to get on each others nerves.

I'm just thinking of every roommate I ever had back in college days. Started out as besties. By the end of the semester- not much.