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Heat Cognition & Behavioral Impact

Heat Cognition & Behavioral Impact

Articles on how extreme heat and rising temperatures impair cognitive function, decision-making, impulse control, and behavioral outcomes including driving safety, crime rates, and economic choices.

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When the World Overheats: How Rising Heat Events Are Rewiring Human Judgment

As extreme heat events become more frequent worldwide, new research reveals how scorching temperatures impair cognitive function, decision-making, and impulse control with deadly consequences on roads and in daily life.