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121| Neuropsych Bite: The Brain in Space – A Conversation With Dr. Vonetta Dotson

Navigating Neuropsychology

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The Negative Effects of Longevity on Loneliness

Mental health and cognitive effects of prolonged social isolation faced by astronauts. Loneliness comes from not being with their family for long periods of time, she says. NASA has done research on this; high seas missions in Hawaii exposed participants to simulated conditions on Mars. "It is when you think about it, but you are literally seeing often the way that we look and see the moon far away"

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