Human hibernation again. A group in groningen that started 6 years ago and a study under the US army that will do some limited trials with humans apparently.
This study from NASA shows that cosmic rays have a deleterious effect on the brain, more than expected, resulting in in symptoms similar to dementia (memory loss, decline in problem solving skills, general cognitive functions).
A reason more to investigate into hibernation?
A study in the January Physical Review E suggests that a sleep-wake cycle, allowing the brain to focus on one task at a time, may be the most efficient way to operate. The researcher shows mathematically that processing a continuously changing resource--s