This study investigated the effects of microgravity on visuospatial attention using parabolic flights. The researchers found that microgravity selectively enhances stimulus-driven (automatic) visuospatial attention while weakening voluntary maintenance of covert attention. These findings suggest that otolith signals differentially affect automatic and voluntary attention systems and may have implications for space exploration and rehabilitation.
Publisher
npj Microgravity
Published On
Jul 27, 2021
Authors
Adriana Salatino, Claudio Iacono, Roberto Gammeri, Stefano T. Chiadò, Julien Lambert, Dominika Sulcova, André Mouraux, Mark S. George, Donna R. Roberts, Anna Berti, Raffaella Ricci
Tags
microgravity
visuospatial attention
parabolic flights
automatic attention
voluntary attention
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