ARE HEAD-DOWN TILT BEDREST STUDIES CAPTURING THE TRUE NATURE OF SPACEFLIGHT-INDUCED COGNITIVE CHANGES? A REVIEW

Are head-down tilt bedrest studies capturing the true nature of spaceflight-induced cognitive changes? A review

Although a number of studies have examined cognitive functions in space, the reasons behind the observed changes described by space research and anecdotal reports have not yet been elucidated.A potential source of cognitive changes is the cephalad fluid shift in the body caused by the lack of hydrostatic pressure under microgravity.These alteration

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The characterization of key physiological traits of medicinal cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) as a tool for precision breeding

Abstract Background For millennia, drug-type cannabis strains were extensively used for various medicinal, ritual, and inebriant applications.However, cannabis prohibition during the last century led to cultivation and breeding activities being conducted under clandestine conditions, while scientific development of the crop ceased.Recently, Hiding

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