Cold stress impacts cognitive performance in healthy volunteers: results from a randomized, controlled, cross-over study.

ABSTRACT: Humans exposed to cold environments for leisure or occupational activities may experience cold stress. Cold-related physical and mental stress can negatively affect cognitive performance. A recent literature review has pointed out that a single acute exposure to cold under controlled laboratory conditions (e.g., cold air or cold water) induces cognitive impairment with attention, processing speed, memory, and executive function being the most affected cognitive domains. Males and females seem to respond differently to short-term cold exposure, although results are not consistent. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of acute and brief (15 min) exposure to low ambient temperatures of -10 °C compared with 5 °C and 20 °C on selected cognitive performance (reaction time, processi

SUBMITTER: Falla M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12921262 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature