Effects of Prolonged Bedrest and +Gz Acceleration on Peripheral Visual Response Time
Author: Richard F. Haines
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Published: 1973
Total Pages: 76
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The cardiovascular deconditioning, dehydration, and other physiological changes that occur as a result of prolonged exposure to the zero g space environment raise some questions about the applicability of much previous research which has shown that spacecraft atmosphere reentry accelerations pose no appreciable physiological or performance problems for the astronauts. This report deals with whether or not peripheral visual response time changes during +Gz acceleration following fourteen days of bedrest as well as what effect prolonged bedrest has upon this response.