Influence of seasonally adjusted exposure to cold and darkness on cognitive performance in circumpolar residents.
Influence of seasonally adjusted exposure to cold and darkness on cognitive performance in circumpolar residents.
L. Palinkas,Tiina M. Mäkinen,3 Authors,J. Hassi
2005 · DOI: 10.1111/J.1467-9450.2005.00453.X
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology · 44 Citations
TLDR
Exposure to cold and darkness was significantly associated with a decline in response time on five cognitive tests, an improvement in accuracy on three tests measuring complex cognitive tasks, and a decline on two tests measuring simple tasks.