Environmental Stressors and Cognition

We are part of multidisciplinary group that has been studying the cognitive and physiological impacts of environmental stressors such as hypoxia and dehydration.

Related Publications

  • Mengelberg, A., Leathem, J., Podd, J., Hill, S. R., & Conlon, C. A. (2021). The effects of DHA supplementation on cognition and well-being in Mild Cognitive Impairment. The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease.
  • Barclay, H., Mukerji, S., Kayser, B., O’Donnell, T., Tzeng, Y., Hill, S., Knapp, K., Legg, S., Frei, D., & Fan, J. (2021). Respiratory alkalinization and posterior cerebral artery dilatation predict acute mountain sickness severity during 10 h normobaric hypoxia. Experimental Physiology, 106(1), 175–190. https://doi.org/10.1113/EP088938
  • Bear, T., Philipp, M., Hill, S., & Mündel, T. (2016). A preliminary study on how hypohydration affects pain perception: Hydration and pain. Psychophysiology, 53(5), 605–610. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.12610
  • Legg, S., Hill, S., Gilbey, A., Raman, A., Schlader, Z., & Mündel, T. (2014). Effect of mild hypoxia on working memory, complex logical reasoning, and risk judgment. The International Journal of Aviation Psychology, 24(2), 126–140. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508414.2014.892751
  • Legg, S., Hill, S., Mundel, T., Gilbey, A., Schlader, Z., & Raman, A. (2012). Could mild hypoxia impair pilot decision making in emergencies? Work, 41, 198–203. https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-2012-0156-198
  • Legg, S. J., Gilbey, A., Hill, S., Raman, A., Dubray, A., Iremonger, G., & Mündel, T. (2016). Effects of mild hypoxia in aviation on mood and complex cognition. Applied Ergonomics, 53, 357–363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2015.10.002
  • Mündel, T., Hill, S., & Legg, S. (2015). Hypohydration per se affects mood states and executive cognitive processing: Results from a face-valid model for studying some consequences of ‘voluntary dehydration’. Extreme Physiology & Medicine, 4(S1), A97, 2046-7648-4-S1-A97. https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-7648-4-S1-A97