Publications by authors named "Taisuke Sugi"
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigated how the brain responds to hot and cold sensations by applying thermal stimuli to participants’ fingers while monitoring their brain activity using EEG.
- - Using independent component analysis, researchers identified brain areas activated during these sensations, revealing significant neural activity in regions like the precentral gyrus and cingulate gyrus.
- - Findings suggest that the brain processes cold and hot sensations through distinct patterns of temporal activity, even in some overlapping regions.
Thermal comfort in an office impacts physical health, stress, and productivity. Humidity affects thermal comfort; however, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. This study assessed the influence of humidity on body temperature, thermal comfort, stress, and their relationship in working individuals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The current study investigated whether sustained mild dehydration affects thermoregulatory function and cognitive performance during prolonged exercise.
Methods: Twelve young adults performed a test consisting of three sets of 20-min exercise with 2-min intervals under euhydrated (control, CON) and mildly dehydrated conditions (MDEH) at an ambient temperature of 30 °C and 60% relative humidity. MDEH was established by restricting water intake for 24 h, resulting in urine specific gravity of ≥ 1.