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Human Vestibular Function and Weightlessness
Author(s) -
Parker Donald E.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
the journal of clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.92
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1552-4604
pISSN - 0091-2700
DOI - 10.1002/j.1552-4604.1991.tb03646.x
Subject(s) - weightlessness , vestibular system , perception , motion sickness , motion (physics) , psychology , neuroscience , computer science , physics , computer vision , astronomy , psychiatry
This article presents the concept of a spatial orientation/motion perceptual system, the contributions of the vestibular receptors to this system, and apparatus and training procedures and observations to allow astronauts to preadapt to weightlessness. The author also discusses perceptual reactions to prolonged weightlessness.