Thermal stress effects on mental work capacity

Study objective: human cognitive activity after experiencing thermal stress. The aim of this study: To determine how the evening thermal stress (hyperthermia) caused on the cognitive functions of the body, and stress hormone (free cortisol) levels in saliva. Study goals: 1. Determine how a change of test status and physiological indicators then experiencing heat stress. 2. Investigate what the residual effects of thermal stress are cognitive functions. 3. To determine the change in the stress hormone (free cortisol) concentration after thermal stress and any residual effects of this hormone bath Conclusions : 1. Obtaining bath subjective sensations were assessed as incurred moderate physiological stress. 2. Decision effectiveness and Reaction time was improved, but the correct answers percent was deteriorated in efficiency. 3. A statistically significant increase in the Experimental group cortisol levels. There was a significant difference (p