22 Apr 16. Multi-domain cognitive assessment of mature C57BL/6J female mice shows space radiation improves pattern separation and extinction learning while impairing stimulus-response habit learning
Authors: Ivan Soler, Fionya H. Tran, Ryan P. Reynolds, Matthew J. Desalle, Sanghee Yun, Amelia J. Eisch* Lab webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/eischlab/who-we-are Abstract: Astronauts during interplanetary space missions will be exposed to galactic-cosmic-radiation, including charged particles like 56Fe. Classical studies with mature, “astronaut-aged” rodents suggest space radiation diminishes behavioral...