Aerospace medicine and biology: A continuing bibliography with indexes (supplement 376)

This bibliography lists 265 reports, articles and other documents introduced into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information System during Jun. 1993. Subject coverage includes: aerospace medicine and physiology, life support systems and man/system technology, protective clothing, exobiology and extraterrestrial life, planetary biology, and flight crew behavior and performance

Aerospace Medicine and Biology: A continuing bibliography with indexes

This bibliography lists 223 reports, articles, and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system in September 1975

Intégration sensorimotrice dans la moelle épinière en mouvement

There is converging evidence that mechanosensory feedback modulates the activity of spinal central pattern generators underlying vertebrate locomotion. However, probing the underlying circuits in behaving animals is not possible in “fictive” locomotion electrophysiological recordings. Here, we achieve selective and non-invasive monitoring of spinal motor and sensory neurons during active locomotion by genetically targeting the bioluminescent sensor GFP-Aequorin in larval zebrafish. Using GCaMP imaging of individual neurons, we confirm that bioluminescence signals reflect the differential recruitment of motor pools during motion. Their significant reduction in paralyzed animals and immotile mutants demonstrates that mechanosensory feedback enhances the recruitment of spinal motor neurons during active locomotion. Accordingly, we show that spinal mechanosensory neurons are recruited in moving animals and that their silencing impairs escapes in freely behaving larvae. Altogether, these results shed light on the contribution of mechanosensory feedback to motor output and the resulting differences between active and fictive locomotion.Certaines observations suggèrent que les afférences méchano-sensorielles peuvent moduler l’activité des générateurs centraux du rythme locomoteur (ou Central Pattern Generators, CPGs). Cependant, il est impossible d’explorer les circuits neuronaux sous-jacents chez l’animal en mouvement à l’aide d’enregistrements électrophysiologiques lors d’expériences de locomotion dite « fictive ». Dans cette étude, nous avons enregistré de façon sélective et non-invasive les neurones moteurs et sensoriels dans la moelle épinière pendant la locomotion active en ciblant génétiquement le senseur bioluminescent GFP-Aequorin chez la larve de poisson zèbre. En utilisant l’imagerie calcique à l’échelle des neurones individuels, nous confirmons que les signaux de bioluminescence reflètent bien le recrutement différentiel des groupes de motoneurones spinaux durant la locomotion active. La diminution importante de ces signaux chez des animaux paralysés ou des mutants immobiles démontre que le retour méchano-sensoriel augmente le recrutement des motoneurones spinaux pendant la locomotion active. En accord avec cette observation, nous montrons que les neurones méchano-sensoriels spinaux sont en effet recrutés chez les animaux en mouvement, et que leur inhibition affecte les réflexes d’échappement chez des larves nageant librement. L’ensemble de ces résultats met en lumière la contribution du retour méchano-sensoriel sur la production locomotrice et les différences qui en résultent entre les locomotions active et fictive

12th Man in Space Symposium: The Future of Humans in Space. Abstract Volume

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is pleased to host the 12th IAA Man in Space Symposium. A truly international forum, this symposium brings together scientists, engineers, and managers interested in all aspects of human space flight to share the most recent research results and space agency planning related to the future of humans in space. As we look out at the universe from our own uniquely human perspective, we see a world that we affect at the same time that it affects us. Our tomorrows are highlighted by the possibilities generated by our knowledge, our drive, and our dreams. This symposium will examine our future in space from the springboard of our achievements

Aerospace medicine and biology: A continuing bibliography with indexes, supplement 183

This bibliography lists 273 reports, articles, and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system in July 1978

Aerospace Medicine and Biology: A cumulative index to a continuing bibliography

This publication is a cumulative index to the abstracts contained in Supplements 138 through 149 of AEROSPACE MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY: A CONTINUING BIBLIOGRAPHY. It includes three indexes -- subject, personal author, and corporate source

Aerospace Medicine and Biology: A continuing bibliography with indexes (supplement 259)

A bibliography containing 476 documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system in May 1984 is presented. The primary subject categories included are: life sciences, aerospace medicine, behavioral sciences, man/system technology, life support, and planetary biology. Topics extensively represented were space flight stress, man machine systems, weightlessness, human performance, mental performance, and spacecraft environments. Abstracts for each citation are given

Aerospace Medicine and Biology: A continuing bibliography with indexes (supplement 238)

This bibliography lists 583 reports, articles and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system in October 1982