SEVENTH SYMPOSIUM ON THE ROLE OF THE VESTIBULAR ORGANS IN SPACE EXPLORATION

Noordwijk, the Netherlands

June 7-9, 2006

The Seventh Symposium on the Role of the Vestibular Organs in Space Exploration will be held at the European Space Research and Technology Centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, June 7-9, 2006 prior to the Ordinary Barany Society Meeting in Uppsala June 11-14.  The Symposium will concentrate on the adverse vestibular responses humans encounter in space.  The Seventh Symposium will emphasize space flight as an essential laboratory environment for scientific study of vestibular function.  The meeting targets: young as well as established physicians and scientists interested in basic and applied aspects of vestibular function in space.  Meeting topics include: research and operational findings since the 2002 6th Symposium, vestibular neurophysiology, neuroanatomy and neurotransmitter systems, autonomic function and motion sickness, spatial disorientation in aviation and space, spatial memory, motor integration,  eye movements and gaze, posture and locomotion, adaptation, rehabilitation, and countermeasures including training, prostheses and artificial gravity.  In a special session, flight surgeons who deal with clinical and operational problems posed by space environments will summarize and prioritize operational medical problems encountered to date. Platform and poster presentations. Papers should address topics related to vestibular function/spatial orientation in altered gravitational environments.

700-800 word abstract submission deadline: March 15, 2006 Abstract acceptance notification: April 1, 2006
Further information: www.congrex.nl/06A07/