Pilots with considerable flight experience 'showed specific brain connectivity patterns in areas related to processing sensorimotor information'.
The team used MRI scans to conclude that pilots with considerable flight experience "showed specific brain connectivity patterns in areas related to processing sensorimotor information. They also showed differences in brain connectivity compared with non-pilots," according to a pressResearchers hope that the results could help to develop advanced training modules for pilots or astronauts using the data acquired regarding the effects of space flight on the brain.
The team used 10 fighter jet pilots from the Belgian Air Force for the study. They compared MRI scans of their brains with 10 non-pilots to establish the first-ever study of functional brain connectivity in fighter pilots. "Fighter pilots have some interesting similarities with astronauts, such as exposure to altered g-levels and the need to interpret visual information and information coming from head movements and acceleration ,” said Prof Floris Wuyts of the University of Antwerp, senior author on the study.
The activity could gauge fighter pilots' specific brain connectivity characteristics, providing insight into the possible condition of astronauts after spaceflight.A notable difference in brain connectivity was found between experienced and less experienced pilots, suggesting that brain changes occur with an increased number of flight hours.
Veteran pilots also displayed increased connectivity in frontal areas of the brain that are likely involved in the cognitive demands of flying a complicated jet. A connection between areas of the brain processing vestibular and visual information was also found in seasoned pilots.
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