Effect of walking in heat-stressful outdoor environments in an urban setting on cognitive performance indoors

• Published in: Building and environment Vol. 213; p. 108893
• Main Authors: Asano, Yuki, Nakamura, Yusuke, Suzuki-Parker, Asuka, Aiba, Shohei, Kusaka, Hiroyuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2022
• Subjects: Cognitive performance; Heat stress; Meteorological observations; Outdoor thermal environment; Sleep deprivation; Subject experiment; Outdoor thermal environment; Cognitive performance; Heat stress; Subject experiment; Meteorological observations; Sleep deprivation

Office workers and students in Japan routinely move between air-conditioned indoor environments and heat-stressful outdoor environments in summer. It is possible that a short walk in the outdoor environment affects workers' and students’ cognitive performance. However, it is unclear. This study...