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  • Title: Ambient temperatures preferred by humans acclimated to heat given at a fixed daily time.
    Author: Shido O, Sakurada S, Sugimoto N, Hiratsuka Y, Takuwa Y.
    Journal: Physiol Behav; 2001 Feb; 72(3):387-92. PubMed ID: 11274682.
    Abstract:
    We investigated preferred ambient temperatures (T(pref)) of heat-acclimated humans to assess their behavioral thermoregulation. Seven male volunteers were exposed to an ambient temperature (T(a)) of 42 degrees C and relative humidity (RH) of 40% for 4 h (14:00-18:00 h)/day for 9-10 consecutive days. Rectal temperature (T(re)) was measured, and T(pref) was determined at two distinct times of day, 09:00-11:00 h (AM test) and 14:00-16:00 h (PM test), in both heat- and nonheat-acclimated (control) conditions. Heat acclimation significantly decreased T(re) only in the PM test. There was no difference in the T(pref) between the two tests in the control condition. However, T(pref) in the PM test was significantly lower than that of the AM test in the heat-acclimated condition. The findings suggest that repeated heat exposure in humans for 4 h at a fixed time daily alters the core temperature level and behavioral thermoregulatory function, particularly during the period when the subjects had previously been exposed to heat.
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