Effect of induced cyclic changes of deep body temperature on performance in a flight simulator.
Previous studies have shown that performance of a simple, motor task may be degraded by heating the skin when the body temperature is above a critical level of 37.6 degrees C. The experiment reported here confirms these findings for performance in a simple flight simulator. The significance of the results is discussed with reference to flight in high-performance aircraft.
D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D001831:Body Temperature; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology*; D012881:Skin Temperature