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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Kornilova, L.N.; *
Affiliations: Institute of Biomedical Problems, Moscow, Russia
Note: [*] Reprint address: L. N. Kornilova, M.D., D.Sc., Institute of Biomedical Problems, Khoroshevskoye shosse 76A, 123007 Moscow, Russia. Fax: +95-195-22-53.
Abstract: Investigations of spontaneous illusory reactions were carried out during spaceflights of various durations by ANKETA questionnaires (104 cosmonauts). From a total of 104 cosmonauts, 24, in addition, used a dictaphone to record a verbal description of the illusions and their sensations on tape. Analysis of data generated by ANKETA and the tapes thus recorded have shown that during adaptation to weightlessness, 98% of cosmonauts have noted the occurrence of various illusions of orientation (coordinate and kinetic): illusions pertaining to their position or illusions of self- and surround-motion. The development of spatial orientation illusions during and after flight is not limited to certain individuals, but is a general response of the sensory system to microgravity. These responses differ to some extent among individuals in severity, nature, time and duration of occurrence, and the dynamics of the process. Perceptual disorders may occur even if the cosmonaut feels well and experiences no anomalous autonomic reactions. The nature of spatial illusions was determined by the role and relative contribution of various types of sensory input to spatial orientation. After completion of the initial stage of adaptation to weightlessness, the perceptual disorders disappear. However, spontaneous illusory reactions were often observed after 50 days of exposure to weightlessness. The adaptation process during long-term spaceflight had an undulating course, in which adaptation and de-adaptation alternated. A classification of weightlessness illusions is proposed.
Keywords: spontaneous orientation illusions, perceptions, weightlessness, adaptation, microgravity
DOI: 10.3233/VES-1997-7602
Journal: Journal of Vestibular Research, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 429-439, 1997
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