Volume : V, Issue : X, October - 2015

MEMORY IMPAIRMENT AT A MODERATE ALTITUDE ENVIRONMENT

Ruffini Roberto, Cera Nicoletta

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 Hypoxia induces psychophysiological changes with consequent impairment of cognitive functioning. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cognitive performance following an ascendance to a moderate altitude. Seven volunteers, underwent a cognitive and physiological evaluation at different times: before ascending, to 4150 m s. l. and after the return from the expedition. The long–term and short–term memory impairment were found at 4150 m s. l. compared with pre and post expeditions at sea–level. This suggests an important effect of moderate altitude hypoxia to human psychophysiological adaptation.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

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Ruffini Roberto, Cera Nicoletta Memory Impairment at a Moderate Altitude Environment Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 10 October 2015

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