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Yes, heat can affect your brain and mood. Here's why
It's no surprise that extreme heat can put our bodies at risk.
Living in hotter conditions may make us cranky or irritated as well.
*consecutive [kənˈsekjətɪv] 연이은, 연속하여
+) consecutive days 여러날 연속해서
+) consecutive numbers 연속[일련] 번호
+) three consecutive times 세 번을 연이어
+) She was absent for nine consecutive days.
그녀는 연이어 9일 동안 결석[결근] 중이었다.
+) He is beginning his fourth consecutive term of office.
그는 네 번째 연임을 시작하게 된다.
Every morning for 12 consecutive days
*jumble [ˈdʒʌmbl] 마구 뒤섞다
*trip up 실수를 하다, ~ 가 실수를 하게 만들다 (유도하다)
It's easy to get tripped up if your attention or reaction is slowed.
*magnitude [mæɡnɪtuːd] 규모, 중요도
The magnitude of the effect was really striking.
*fit with 맞다
The findings fit with a broader body of evidence.
*be consistent with ~와 일관되다
*exacerbate [ ɪɡ|zæsərbeɪt] (질병,문제를) 악화시키다
*agitation [ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃn] 불안, 동요
Multiple factors may explain how heat could exacerbate anxiety, aggression or even agitation.
*unhoused 집에서 내쫓는
*intermittent [ɪntər│mɪtənt] 간헐적인, 간간이 일어나는
A population that also overlaps with being unhoused or maybe having intermittent access to housing.
If you're feeling a bit brain-fogged these days, you might not be wrong to blame it on the heat.Several summers back, researchers in Boston studied young adults living in college dorm rooms during a heat wave. Some had central AC and slept at a cool 71 degrees Fahrenheit. Others slept in rooms without air-conditioning, where the temperature hovered around 80 degrees.
Each morning for nearly two weeks, the students took a few tests, administered on their cellphones. The people who slept in the hotter dorm rooms performed measurably worse on the tests.
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Yes, heat can affect your brain and mood. Here's why