title: Radiation: behavioral implications in space.
abstract: Since future space missions are likely to be beyond Earth's protective atmosphere, a potentially significant hazard is radiation. The following behavioral situations are addressed in this paper: (1) space radiations are more effective at disrupting behavior; (2) task demands can aggravate the radiation-disruption; (3) efforts to mitigate disruption with drugs or shielding are not satisfactory and the drugs can be behaviorally toxic; and (4) space- and radiation-induced emesis combined may be synergistic. Thus, future space travel will be a demanding, exciting time for behavioral toxicologists, and while the circumstances may seem insurmountable at first, creative application of scientific expertise should illicit solutions, similar to demanding situations confronted before.
authors.affiliation: Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Bethesda, MD 20814-5145.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bogo
mesh_terms: D004999:Amifostine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001519:Behavior / Q000528:radiation effects*; D003213:Conditioning, Psychological / Q000528:radiation effects; D006801:Humans; D009325:Nausea / Q000209:etiology; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000528:radiation effects; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection; D013026:Space Flight
chemical_list: D004999:Amifostine