Multi-domain cognitive assessment of male mice reveals whole body exposure to space radiation is not detrimental to high-level cognition and actually improves pattern separation.
Cody W. Whoolery, Sanghee Yun, Ryan P. Reynolds, Melanie J. Lucero, Iván Soler, Fionya H. Tran, Naoki Ito, Rachel L. Redfield, Devon R. Richardson, Hung-Ying Shih, Phillip D. Rivera, Benjamin P.C. Chen, Shari G. Birnbaum, Ann Marie Stowe, Amelia J. Eisch
The paper exposes male mice to space radiation and finds no detrimental effect on high-level cognition, with improved pattern separation performance.
Scientific Reports · Feb 17, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience