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Environmental Analysis & Ecology Studies

Cognitive Function in Tropical Climate

  • Open or Close Nicolas Robin* and Guillaume Coudevylle

    Faculty of Sport Sciences of Pointe-à-Pitre, University of the West Indies, France

    *Corresponding author: Nicolas Robin, Associate Professor, Department of Sport Sciences, Université des Antilles, Campus Fouillole, BP 592, 97159, Pointe à Pitre Cedex, France

Submission: April 10, 2018; Published: August 17, 2018

DOI: 10.31031/EAES.2018.04.000576

ISSN 2578-0336
Volume4 Issue1

Abstract

The physiological and psychological responses to environmental heat stress have been well established [1, 2]. However, in the tropical climate (i.e., hot: 31 °C±2 °C and wet climatic environment: 75%±10%rH), most studies deals with exercise: Aerobic exercise is negatively affected [3] and the impact of this environment on cognition is unclear. This article reviews studies using cognitive tasks realized in Tropical Climate (TC) or using environmental conditions leading heat stress. In the heat, and consequently in TC, there are wide ranges of environmental factors that can influence the cognitive performances [4,5].

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