Short Title:
Heavy NeuroB
Responsible HRP Element:
Space Radiation
Funding Status:
Completed - Task completed and produced a deliverable
Procurement Mechanism(s):
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Aims:
- To further characterize HZE particle-induced behavioral and neurochemical deficits
- To determine the neural mechanisms underlying the changes in performance
- To determine how individual characteristics (age and gender) may influence the responsiveness to HZE particle irradiation
Category:
Risk Characterization, Quantification
Subcategory:
Evidence or Risk Characterization
Description:
Research will provide evidence on LET dependence of behavioral and neurocognitive endpoints following radiation exposure in support of CNS Gap 1 closure.
Internal Customers:
None
External Customers:
None