Acute Nonhypothermic Exposure to Cold Impedes Motor Skill Performance in Video Gaming Compared to Thermo-Neutral and Hot Conditions
Acute Nonhypothermic Exposure to Cold Impedes Motor Skill Performance in Video Gaming Compared to Thermo-Neutral and Hot Conditions
Andrew M. Edwards,R. Crowther,R. Morton,R. Polman
2011 · DOI: 10.2466/25.PMS.112.1.217-227
Perceptual and Motor Skills · 1 Citations
TLDR
Performance of these coordinative tasks was compromised by acute (nonhypothermic) exposure to cold; the most likely explanation is that the cold condition presented a greater challenge to attentional processes as a form of environmental distraction.