Hydration effects on cognitive performance during military tasks in temperate and cold environments

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 93, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 748-756

  Adam, Gina E ^a   Carter III, Robert ^b   Cheuvront, Samuel N ^a   Merullo, Donna J ^a   Castellani, John W ^a   Lieberman, Harris R ^a   Sawka, Michael N ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHES   (France)

Author keywords

Cognitive performance; Cold air exposure; Hypohydration; Marksmanship; Mood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BODY TEMPERATURE; COGNITION; COLD EXPOSURE; DEHYDRATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDRATION; MALE; MOOD CHANGE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 40749094373     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.11.028     Document Type: Article

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