gained from these experiments can be applied for treatment of patients with local traumas or
diseases of the central nervous system on Earth (Pastacaldi 2004).
PUBLICATION(S)
Pastacaldi P, Orsini P, Bracciaferri F, et al. Short-term microgravity effect on isometric hand grip
and precision pinch force with visual and proprioceptive feedback. Advances in Space Research.
January 2004;33(8):1368-1374. doi: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.09.040.
Zolesi V, Serafini L, Baldacci S, et al. New protocols for the analysis of the performance of the
human upper limb on the International Space Station. AIAA Space 2003 Conference and
Exposition, Long Beach, CA; September 23-25, 2003.
Neri G, Zolesi V. Biomedical research on the International Space Station postural and
manipulation problems of the human upper limb in weightlessness. AIP Conference
Proceedings: Space Technology and Applications International Forum, Albuquerque, New
Mexico; January 30 - February 3, 2000 166-171.
This investigation is complete and all results are published.