Date of Completion

Spring 5-6-2012

Thesis Advisor(s)

Lawrence Armstrong

Honors Major

Physiology and Neurobiology

Disciplines

Cognitive Neuroscience | Neuroscience and Neurobiology | Other Physiology | Physiology

Abstract

Athletes push the limits of what the human body can handle every day. When they exercise in the heat, they can attain dangerous levels of internal temperature and dehydration. Since athletes are sometimes not aware when they are experiencing severe hyperthermia or hypohydration, it is of interest to anyone who exercises in the heat to study whether athletes are consciously aware that they are approaching dangerous physiological limits. This study compares the perceptual values of athletes exercising in the heat to the changes in their internal temperature and hydration status, to see if athletes can reliably predict their heat and fluid stress.

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