Publications

Most relevant recent publications relating to humans in space, sensorimotor adaptation, and resilience

 

 

 
 
 
 
Molecular and Physiologic Changes in the SpaceX Inspiration4 Civilian Crew

Jones CW, et al. (2024)
Nature, 632:1155-1164.

 

Submarine Medicine as an Analog for Spaceflight: A Review of Acute Medical Care

Prucka AP, Shelhamer M, Cordero RJ (2026)
npj Microgravity, 12:20.

 

Characterizing Dehydration in Short-term Spaceflight using Evidence from Project Mercury

Reynolds R, Shelhamer M, Antonsen E, Carpentier W (2024)
npj Microgravity, 10:64. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-024-00374-8 PDF

 

The Human Biology of Spaceflight

Sarma M, Shelhamer M (2024)
American Journal of Human Biology, 36:e24048. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.24048 PDF

 

Measuring Ocular Misalignment by Age at Space Center Houston to Inform Spaceflight Analysis

Johns N, Haberlen S, Friello P, Perkins K, Sarma M, Shelhamer M (2023)
Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 7(s1):7. https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2023.124
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Selected Discoveries from Human Research in Space that are Relevant to Human Health on Earth

Shelhamer M, Bloomberg J, LeBlanc A, Prisk GK, Sibonga J, Smith SM, Zwart SR, Norsk P (2020)
npj Microgravity, 6:1–5. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-020-0095-y PDF

 

Visions of a Martian Future

Szocik K, Abood S, Impey C, Shelhamer M, Haqq-Misra J, Persson E, Oviedo L, Capova KA, Braddock M, Rappaport M, Corbally C (2020)
Futures, 117:1-11. PDF

 

Biomedical Findings from NASA’s Project Mercury: A Case Series

Carpentier WR, Charles JB, Shelhamer M, Hackler AS, Johnson TL, Domingo CMM, Sutton JP, Scott GBI, Wotring VE (2018)
Npj Microgravity, 4:6. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-018-0040-5 PDF

 

Psychological and Biological Challenges of the Mars Mission Viewed through the Construct of the Evolution of Fundamental Human Needs

Szocik K, Abood S, Shelhamer M (2018)
Acta Astronautica, 152:793-799. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2018.10.008 PDF

 

A Rapid Quantification of Binocular Misalignment without Recording Eye Movements: Vertical and Torsional Alignment Nulling

Beaton KH, Shelhamer MJ, Roberts DC, Schubert MC (2017)
Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 283:7-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2017.03.009 PDF

 

Strength of Baseline Inter-trial Correlations Forecasts Adaptive Capacity in the Vestibulo-ocular Reflex

Beaton KH, Wong AL, Lowen SB, Shelhamer M (2017)
PloS One, 12:e0174977. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174977 PDF

 

Inter-Trial Correlations in Predictive-Saccade Endpoints: Fractal Scaling Reflects Differential Control along Task-Relevant and Orthogonal Directions

Federighi P, Wong AL, Shelhamer M (2017)
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 11:100. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2017.00100 PDF

 

Integrating Spaceflight Human System Risk Research

Mindock J, Lumpkins S, Anton W, Havenhill M, Shelhamer M, Canga M (2017)
Acta Astronautica, 139:306-312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2017.07.017 PDF

 

Repair of Physiologic Time Series: Replacement of Anomalous Data Points to Preserve Fractal Exponents

Shelhamer M, Lowen SB (2017)
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 5:10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2017.00010 PDF

 

Why Send Humans into Space? Science and Non-science Motivations for Human Space flight

Shelhamer M (2017)
Space Policy, 42:37-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spacepol.2017.10.001 PDF

 

A Call for Research to Assess and Promote Functional Resilience in Astronaut Crews

Shelhamer M (2016)
Journal of Applied Physiology, 120:471-472. https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00717.2015 PDF

 

Trends in Sensorimotor Research and Countermeasures for Exploration-class Space Flights

Shelhamer M (2015)
Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 9:115. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnsys.2015.00115 PDF