Affiliation:
1. Institute of Information Transmission Problems (Kharkevich Institute), RAS
Abstract
The review is devoted to the role of gravity in the implementation of human cognitive functions. The influence of weightlessness on various aspects of cognitive activity is considered, such as the choice of a vertical, the formation of a reference system, including the time coordinate, the recognition of the symmetry of complex shapes, the processes of memorizing and recognizing images, and orientation in three-dimensional labyrinths. It is described how the EEG activity of the brain in response to visual stimuli changes in weightlessness. It is shown that in weightlessness there are not only changes in the work of reflex mechanisms, but also restructuring at the level of the cognitive system, in particular, “reprogramming” of sensorimotor systems, and the development of new skills for the functioning of the brain in changed conditions.
Publisher
The Russian Academy of Sciences
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