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The Social Cognition Paradox in Long-Duration Spaceflight: A VEN Fatigue Hypothesis for Duration-Dependent Emotion Recognition Decline

2026-08-12

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Long-duration spaceflight may alter social cognition, yet the underlying biological mechanisms remain unclear. Emotion Recognition Task (ERT) performance remains stable during typical 6-month International Space Station (ISS) missions but declines markedly during the 340-day NASA Twins Study, suggesting duration-dependent vulnerability. Here, we propose the Von Economo Neuron (VEN) Fatigue Hypothesis, which posits...

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b42db982-a7d5-5620-9fba-b0d16a88c126
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10.64898/2026.08.06.743343
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