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Physiological and Psychological Effects of Light Illumination on Hygiene Regions of Space Stations in Short-Term Simulations of Gravity and Noise

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Augmented Cognition (HCII 2023)

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Astronauts are forced to deal with stress from microgravity, claustrophobic environments and loud noise during missions on the space station, which can have a variety of negative psychological and physiological effects on astronauts. The use of appropriate lighting in the hygiene areas of the ISS can help provide a comfortable experience for the astronauts and thereby reduce their stress. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of light illumination on near-infrared brain images, the emotions and satisfaction level of astronauts during the disposal of metabolic waste in the hygiene area of the space station. Participants were tested using head-mounted headphones in a −12° head-down (HD) bed rest simulating microgravity, where the headphones play 60 dBA noise to simulate space station background noise. The results showed significant variation in cortical activity and emotions among participants at different light illumination levels. Comparing these results with the participants’ resting-state NIR brain imaging data, we found that 300 lx light illumination had a negative effect on the participants, who showed a significant increase in cortical metabolic activity. The 500 lx light illumination resulted in optimal emotion states and lower cortical metabolic activity, which provides a valuable reference for future improvements to the illumination of the hygiene areas of the space station.

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Dong, J., Jiang, A., Liu, Y. (2023). Physiological and Psychological Effects of Light Illumination on Hygiene Regions of Space Stations in Short-Term Simulations of Gravity and Noise. In: Schmorrow, D.D., Fidopiastis, C.M. (eds) Augmented Cognition. HCII 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 14019. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35017-7_8

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