Short Title:
Hippocampal-Dependent Learning
Responsible HRP Element:
Space Radiation
Funding Status:
Completed - Task completed and produced a deliverable
Procurement Mechanism(s):
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Aims:
- Examine the long-term impact of space radiation (SR) on hippocampal-dependent spatial learning and memory
- Evaluate the potential of SR to accelerate Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis and neuropathology
- Evaluate a novel non-invasive laser-based eye scanner to detect and monitor molecular changes in the lens of the eye induced by radiation exposure and Alzheimer's disease pathology
Category:
Risk Characterization, Quantification
Subcategory:
Evidence or Risk Characterization
Description:
Evidence on the long-term impact of space radiation on hippocampal-dependent spatial learning and memory will provide risk characterization in support CNS gap 2 closure.
Internal Customers:
None
External Customers:
None