Aplicaciones Científicas

Estudio confirma cambios en cerebro después de misiones espaciales

Transformaciones se notaron más en surcos o pliegues cerebrales. Estos son más estrechos luego de tres meses fuera del planeta.

This NASA TV frame grab shows astronauts Shane Kimbrough(R) and Peggy Whitson on January 6, 2017 outside the International Space Station.
Two American astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station on Friday to work on upgrading the orbiting outpost's electrical system. Americans Shane Kimbrough, the 49-year-old commander of the six-person crew aboard the ISS, and flight engineer Peggy Whitson, 56, emerged from an airlock at 1223 GMT. Their spacewalk is expected to last six-and-a-half hours, during which the pair will install adapter plates and electrical connections for three of six new lithium-ion batteries installed on the station's truss, according to the US space agency NASA.
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This NASA TV frame grab shows astronauts Shane Kimbrough(R) and Peggy Whitson on January 6, 2017 outside the International Space Station. Two American astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station on Friday to work on upgrading the orbiting outpost's electrical system. Americans Shane Kimbrough, the 49-year-old commander of the six-person crew aboard the ISS, and flight engineer Peggy Whitson, 56, emerged from an airlock at 1223 GMT. Their spacewalk is expected to last six-and-a-half hours, during which the pair will install adapter plates and electrical connections for three of six new lithium-ion batteries installed on the station's truss, according to the US space agency NASA. / AFP PHOTO / NASA TV / Handout / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT AFP PHOTO /NASA TV - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS HANDOUT
ASTRONAUTAS DEL DISCOVERY "EMBOTELLAN" EL ESPACIO PARA TRAERLO A LA TIERRA Los viajes espaciales de más de tres meses afectan el cerebro de los astronautas. EFE/NASA (--)

Pasar tres o más meses fuera del planeta Tierra sí afecta el cerebro de los astronautas. Una investigación de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Carolina del Sur en Estados Unidos indicó que hay diferencias en la estructura cerebral de quienes realizan misiones espaciales con una duración mayor a 90 días.

Los resultados, publicados en la revista New England Journal of Medicine, indican que quienes han permanecido tanto tiempo fuera del planeta tienen los surcos cerebrales (los pliegues que forman al cerebro) más angostos que las personas que han estado en el espacio solo por períodos más cortos de tiempo.

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