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Living in space can change where your brain sits in your skull – new research

  • Written by Rachael Seidler, Professor of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology, University of Florida
Living in space can change where your brain sits in your skull – new researchAstronauts explore the inner cosmos of the human brain in this illustration. Gong, Chen

Going to space is harsh on the human body, and as a new study from our research teamfinds, the brain shifts upward and backward and deforms inside the skull after spaceflight.

The extent of these changes was greater for those who spent longer in space. As NASA...

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