Macular bioaccelerometers on earth and in spaceSpaceflight offers the unique opportunity to study linear bioaccelerometers (vestibular maculas) in the virtual absence of a primary stimulus, gravitational acceleration. Combined morphological-physiological studies of maculas fixed in space and following flight should reveal macular adaptive responses to microgravity, and their time-course. Ground-based research, already begun, using computer-assisted, three-dimensional reconstructions of macular terminal fields will lead to development of computer models of functioning maculas. This research should continue in conjunction with physiological studies, including work with multichannel electrodes.
Document ID
19910054889
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Ross, M. D. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Cutler, L. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Vaziri, P. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Meyer, G. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Lam, T. (Sterling Federal Systems, Inc. Palo Alto, CA, United States)