NASA ARC Psychophysiological Research Facility About Us Psychophysiological Studies of Altered Gravitational Effects on Human Autonomic and Central Nervous System Function. Perhaps individual differences in the ability to adapt to microgravity are related to differences in autonomic plasticity. Autonomic neural plasticity is a term which describes the capability of organisms to modify ANS function through learning.
Psychophysiology is the study of the relationship between behavior and physiology.
By understanding individual differences in ANS function when exposued to altered gravity, we may be better able to develop and evaluate countermeasures needed to facilitate adaptation. This Page was last updated on September 12, 1997.