The effect of passive heating and head cooling on perception, cardiovascular function and cognitive performance in the heat

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 271-280

  Simmons, Shona E ^a,b   Saxby, Brian K ^c   McGlone, Francis P ^b   Jones, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c Cognitive Drug Research ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition; Fatigue; Hyperthermia; Skin cooling; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALERTNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; COGNITION; COLD EXPOSURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CORE TEMPERATURE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEATING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTHERMIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EXPOSURE; THERMOREGULATION;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTENTION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY TEMPERATURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; COGNITION; COLD; FEMALE; HEAD; HEAT; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SKIN TEMPERATURE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 50449108472     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0677-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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