Space Travel Literally Changes the Shape of Your Brain

Space Travel Literally Changes the Shape of Your Brain
Tim Shortt/Florida Today via AP

When traveling into space, your brain will literally change shape. In a recent study published in Nature Microgravity, researchers found that astronauts brains change shape in outer space to adapt to microgravity. Using MRI scans from before and after spaceflights, researchers found that gray matter — the darker tissue that processes information in your brain — decreases in some areas and increases in others.

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