Effects of thermal environment on cognitive response in sedentary activities. A short revision

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2012

Authors

Emília Quelhas da Costa (Author) FEUP; João Santos Baptista (Author) FEUP; Miguel Tato Diogo (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: SHO 2012: INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HYGIENE

Pages: 471-477

8th International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SHO)

Guimaraes, PORTUGAL, FEB 09-10, 2012

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ISI Web of Science

Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Medical engineering

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Technology > Safety technology

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Authenticus ID: P-005-KE5

Abstract (EN): The study about the influence of the thermal environment on cognitive response is fundamental to understanding better the connection between the basic variables and cognitive performance. This also helps the better understanding of safety situation, guidance and decision-making, especially to avoid critical situations. The main objective of this work is to relate the physiological with cognitive response, trying to find exposure limits covering both occupational settings and social environments in high temperatures. For this purpose, was used a systematic cross-linked search, relating several key words and search phrases in different electronic data bases with different criteria. According to the survey results, it's clear the importance of studying the core temperature and the sweating rate to understand the relationship between the thermal environment and the cognitive response So, in this review, different topics are considered by different authors as fundamental for the study of thermal environment influence on cognitive response as: type of tasks, dehydration, brain, skin and core and temperature. It was concluded in relation to sedentary activities that the results are still questionable. However, this brief survey indicates that the cognitive response is affected by, at least, four parameters, core temperature, dehydration, psychological factors and the type of the tasks.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

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No. of pages: 7