Effects of Parabolic Flight on Spatial Cognition and Hippocampal Plasticity

"MRI testing will be performed using a 3T MRI facility in Bordeaux close to Novespace (CHU Pellegrin).~Spatial cognition will be assessed using a battery of in-house virtual paradigms General cognitive performance testing will include a wide range of cognitive functions, and particularly executive control using the Cognition Battery Mental status will be assessed on a tablet computer using a visual analogue scale Vigilant attention will be determined using the 3-min Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT) Blood samples (5 mL per collection) will be collected prior to neuroimaging by venepuncture"