Journal article
Interactions between Cold Ambient Temperature and Older Age on Haptic Acuity and Manual Performance*
Abstract
The impact of exposure to cold on individuals' motor skills demands a deeper understanding of the ways in which cold weather influences psychomotor and haptic performance. In this study, various facets of psychomotor performance were evaluated in order to determine the impacts of ambient cold exposure on older persons. Healthy younger and older persons performed a battery of haptic psychomotor tests at room (23° C) and cold (1° C) ambient …
Authors
Tajmir P; Grierson LEM; Carnahan H
Journal
Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 195–202
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
June 2013
DOI
10.1017/s0714980813000184
ISSN
0714-9808