1985 - Research in the physiology of astronauts in outer space using bio-feedback systems.

* Working at NASA Ames Research Center, Cowings developed and patented a physiological training system called Autogenic-Feedback Training Exercise (AFTE), which enables people to learn voluntary self-control of up to 24 bodily responses in six hours. * Her work was first tested in 1985, first focusing on ridding the astronaut's motion sickness. * Later she trained four cosmonauts to control both motion sickness and low blood pressure after six months in space aboard the MIR space station. * She found success with her biofeedback methods and continued to teach people how to control motion sickness, improve the performance of search and rescue pilots, and reduce symptoms of several patient populations experiencing nausea, dizziness and fainting.

Autogenic-feedback training exercise (AFTE)

Category:
Bio-Feedback training

Completion Status:
yes

Patent Number:
5694939

Co-Inventor:
none