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. 2014 May 22;1(1):20–21. doi: 10.4161/temp.29235

The relative overlooking of human behavioral temperature regulation: An issue worth resolving

Zachary Schlader 1,2,*
PMCID: PMC4972506  PMID: 27582305

Abstract

It has long been appreciated that behavior is the most powerful and diverse thermoregulatory mechanism. In animal-based studies a behavioral assay is typically the first assessment when investigating the effect of a perturbation on thermoregulation, highlighting its importance. Oddly however, such an approach has been largely ignored in human research.

Keywords: behavior, thermoregulation, shivering, skin blood flow, sweating, thermal discomfort, thermoeffector


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