This article summarizes a variety of newly published findings obtained by the Neuroscience
Laboratory, Johnson Space Center, and attempts to place this work within a historical …

Skeletal muscles, being one of the most abundant tissues in the body, are involved in many
vital processes, such as locomotion, posture maintenance, respiration, glucose …

The present study reports alterations of task-based functional brain connectivity in a group of
11 cosmonauts after a long-duration spaceflight, compared to a healthy control group not …

Here on Earth, the vestibular system provides sensory information to assist with orientation
and motion perception, balance, locomotion, stabilizing eye movements, and various other …

Astronauts experience post-flight disturbances in postural and locomotor control due to
sensorimotor adaptations during spaceflight. These alterations may have adverse …

Skeletal muscle is capable of changing its structural parameters, metabolic rate and
functional characteristics within a wide range when adapting to various loading regimens …

The prevailing myosin isoform [myosin heavy chain (MyHC)] in a skeletal muscle determines
contractile properties of the muscle. Under actual or simulated microgravity conditions such …

Both research conducted under microgravity conditions and ground-based space analog
studies have shown that air pump-based plantar mechanical stimulation (PMS) of cutaneous …

Exposure to microgravity drives adaptive changes in healthy individuals reconditioned for
abnormal gravity states. These changes are maladaptive for return to earth's gravity. The …

It was observed that gravitational unloading during space missions and simulated
microgravity in ground-based studies leads to both transformation of slow-twitch muscle …