Influence of seasonally adjusted exposure to cold and darkness on cognitive performance in circumpolar residents

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 239-246

  Palinkas, Lawrence A ^a   Mäkinen, Tiina M ^b   Pääkkönen, Tiina ^b   Rintamäki, Hannu ^c   Leppäluoto, Juhani ^b   Hassi, Juhani ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Arousal; Circumpolar; Cognition; Cold temperature; Darkness; Season

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COLD; COLD CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LIGHT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON;

ADULT; AROUSAL; COGNITION; COLD; COLD CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LIGHT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEASONS;

EID: 18144388741     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2005.00453.x     Document Type: Article

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