unique aspects of reconstructing autonomous regulation at various stages of flight in relatively
stable sleep conditions without the effects of stressor factors of the work regimen in flight and
discovery of facts concerning the reduction of functional reserves in crew members’ bodies
during the acute period of weightlessness adaptation. Finally, it was utilized in obtaining the
first nighttime recordings after the performance of an extravehicular activity (EVA); it was
shown that each subsequent EVA was characterized by higher stress on the regulatory
mechanisms. This required appropriate mobilization of the body’s functional reserves. Overall,
the results of the experiments performed showed the possibility of obtaining real-time
information on cosmonauts' functional status and on processes for restoring functional
reserves at various phases of flight.
PUBLICATION(S)
Bogomolov VV, Funtova II, Slepchenkova IN, and Chernikova AG. Prospects of medical
monitoring of long duration spaceflights by means of non-contact recording of physiological
functions during sleep time. Human Physiology. 2011;37:816-820.
doi:10.1134/S036211971107005X.
Fedorova IN, Chernikova AG. Study of the possibility of obtaining real-time data on ISS
crewmember health status using data from the Sonocard experiment. 8th Scientific Conference
of Young Scientists, Dubna, Russia; 2004.
Funtova II, Luchitskaya ES, Slepchenkova IN, Tank J, Baevsky RM. Comparative assessment of
the results of daytime and nighttime research on heart rate variability on board the
International Space Station. 5th All-Russian
Conference on Analyzing Heart Rate
Variability, Izhevsk, Russia; October 26-28,
2011.
Luchitskaya ES, Funtova II, Katuntsev V,
Baevsky RM. Analysis of heart rate variability
during sleep before and after performing a
spacewalk. 5th All-Russian Conference on
Analyzing Heart Rate Variability, Izhevsk,
Russia; October 26-28, 2011.
Slepchenkova IN, Luchitskaya ES, Funtova II,
Baevsky RM. Heart rate variability during
sleep in weightlessness. 5th All-Russian
Conference on Analyzing Heart Rate
Variability, Izhevsk, Russia; October 26-28,
2011.
Russian cosmonaut put the Sonocard device into place
before sleep during performance of the Pneumocard
experiment during spaceflight. Roscosmos image.