[ti:Israeli Company to Measure Brain Activity on Space Mission to ISS] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM [00:00.04]An Israeli company will test its equipment on astronauts in space [00:07.92]expected next week during a SpaceX flight [00:12.84]to the International Space Station (ISS). [00:19.28]The company Brain.Space has been developing methods [00:24.88]to study brain activity for four years. [00:30.36]The company said on Monday that three astronauts [00:35.24]on the planned private space firm Axiom Space's mission [00:40.60]to the ISS will wear its devices. [00:46.56]The equipment will be a head covering, or helmet, [00:50.80]that can record electrical brain activity [00:55.20]through a test called an electroencephalogram (EEG). [01:03.16]The 10-day mission is the first private trip to the space station. [01:09.88]The launch is set for April 3 with four astronauts. [01:16.24]Brain.Space Chief Executive is Yair Levy. [01:22.20]He told Reuters scientists know that a low-gravity environment [01:28.80]affects the way the body works. [01:32.72]He said that such an environment [01:35.76]will probably also affect the brain. [01:40.08]He said his company would like to study that. [01:44.76]Levy said that data has continuously been collected [01:49.84]on heart rate, skin resistance, and muscle mass [01:54.80]through measurements in space but not brain activity. [02:00.76]Brain.Space's effort joins 30 experiments [02:05.84]that will be included in the so-called Rakia Mission to the ISS. [02:14.32]Three of the four astronauts, including Israeli Eytan Stibbe, [02:21.24]will wear the special helmet. [02:24.84]The device has 460 points that connect to the top of the head. [02:32.44]It performs a number of functions for 20 minutes a day. [02:38.44]During that time, data will be sent to a computer on the space station. [02:45.84]The company said one of these jobs, called the "visual oddball," [02:51.68]has been effective at finding unusual brain activity. [02:58.12]Similar studies using these functions have been completed on Earth. [03:04.96]After the mission, Brain.Space will compare the EEG data [03:11.68]to look for any differences in brain activity between Earth and space. [03:20.08]Company officials say such experiments are needed [03:25.08]because long-term space exploration [03:28.96]and "off-world living are within grasp." [03:34.32]Brain.Space said it raised $8.5 million in investments. [03:42.40]It describes itself as a brain infrastructure company. [03:48.44]Brain.Space is working with the brain sciences department [03:53.64]at Israel's Ben Gurion University [03:57.76]to turn huge amounts of data into useful knowledge. [04:03.80]Levy said he hoped the space mission would help organizations, [04:09.52]researchers, and computer program developers. [04:15.16]"Space is an accelerator. The idea is to revolutionize [04:21.96]and make possible brain activity apps, products and services [04:28.56]that's as easy as pulling data from an Apple Watch," Levy said. [04:36.24]He said measuring mental health disorders [04:39.80]like ADHD could be a possible goal. [04:45.08]I'm Gregory Stachel. 更多听力请访问51VOA.COM