Research Progress of the Effects of Body Temperature on Brain Cognitive Function and Regulation Strategies
Zhou Peng1,2#*, Zhou Linying1, An Xingwei3, Yang Jiajia1, Wan Baikun1, Ming Dong3
1(Department of Biomedical Engineering and Scientific Instruments, College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China) 2(Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Detecting Techniques and Instruments, Tianjin, China) 3(Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China)
Abstract：The long-term exposure to extreme conditions of high or low temperature would make body uncomfortable, which greatly affects the brain cognitive function and may impair the alertness, attention, working memory and other functions. Skin temperature stimulation, as a simple physical method of body temperature regulation, can stabilize and improve the cognitive function of the brain to a certain extent. This paper reviewed the current research status and existing challenges. It was showed that there has not been clear understanding of the mechanism of regulating body temperature to protect brain nerves and improve cognitive function. It is still necessary to explore the optimal target stimulus temperature and time to achieve the goal of rapid and effective improvement of brain cognitive ability. Looking forward to future research strategies, we proposed that it should closely combine the mechanism of hypothermic stimulation on brain nerve protection and the intrinsic mechanism of brain cognitive function to study and formulate temperature control strategies, so as to figure out the best scheme of fast and effective regulation, as well as safe and stable protection of brain cognitive function.
周鹏, 周林颖, 安兴伟, 杨佳佳, 万柏坤, 明东. 体温对大脑认知功能状态影响与调控策略研究进展[J]. 中国生物医学工程学报, 2019, 38(5): 621-627.
Zhou Peng, Zhou Linying, An Xingwei, Yang Jiajia, Wan Baikun, Ming Dong. Research Progress of the Effects of Body Temperature on Brain Cognitive Function and Regulation Strategies. Chinese Journal of Biomedical Engineering, 2019, 38(5): 621-627.
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