Kuipers during first orbital NEUROSPAT Session in the Columbus Module

iss030e022627 (Jan. 3, 2012) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers during his first orbital Neurospat session. Kuipers is wearing an Electroencephalogram (EEG) electrode cap before starting measurements. Neurospat investigates ways in which crew member's three-dimensional visual and space perception is affected by long-duration stays in weightlessness to help in help in finding and developing countermeasures alleviating any disorientation experienced by astronauts.