Mouse Cognitive Performance Under Simulated Deep Space Radiation

NASA research on the impact of simulated galactic cosmic radiation on cognitive function in mice. The dataset likely contains results from flow cytometry assays on hippocampal synapses, examining sex-specific responses, microglia activation, and potential biomarkers. The data was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling sex-specific cognitive deficits based on radiation exposure data.
• Identifying peripheral blood biomarkers for predicting late cognitive impairment.
• Evaluating microglia depletion as a therapeutic countermeasure for radiation-induced synaptic alterations.
• Analyzing correlations between hippocampal synapse data and spatial learning performance.

Strengths

• Data originates from NASA, a leading authority in space research.
• The study design includes multivariate principal components analysis and links to related behavioral and blood assay datasets (OSD-479, OSD-776, OSD-777).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is stored in a BIN format, which may require specialized tools for access and interpretation.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Flow cytometry assay using synapses from the hippocampus of mice exposed to simulated galactic cosmic radiation.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 20:08:13.272502; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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