Long-term galactic cosmic ray exposure leads to dementia-like cognitive impairments
Friday, May 1, 2015 - 13:10
in Astronomy & Space
What happens to an astronaut's brain during a mission to Mars? Nothing good. It's besieged by destructive particles that can forever impair cognition, according to a UC Irvine radiation oncology study appearing in the May 1 edition of Science Advances.