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'Brain Breathalysers' May Scan For Stress Thursday, July 03, 2008 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> General Science   
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With jam-packed schedules and a video feed to Earth, astronauts enjoy precious little privacy as it is. Soon, doctors might peek into an astronaut's last bastion of solitude, thanks to a portable brain scanner that could one day go into orbit. Mission control could use the device to remotely monitor astronauts for signs of brain injury, depression and even mental fatigue that could compromise their ability to make a critical repair of equipment. (source: space.newscientist.com)
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