MRI scans show brain reorganization during long space flights, but no neurodegeneration

Monday, September 7, 2020 - 09:40 in Astronomy & Space

An international team of researchers has found that long space flights can lead to some minor brain reorganization but no neurodegeneration. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes their study of the brains of cosmonauts returning from long-term missions aboard the International Space Station, and what they found.

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