Female thermal sensitivity and behaviour across the lifespan: A unique journey
Abstract Women are a group of individuals that undergo unique anatomical, physiological and hormonal changes across the lifespan. For example, consider the impact of the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and menopause, all of which are accompanied by both short‐ and long‐term effects on female body morphol...
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| description | Abstract Women are a group of individuals that undergo unique anatomical, physiological and hormonal changes across the lifespan. For example, consider the impact of the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and menopause, all of which are accompanied by both short‐ and long‐term effects on female body morphology (e.g., changes in breast size) and temperature regulation, heat tolerance, thermal sensitivity and comfort. However, empirical evidence on how skin thermal and wetness sensitivity might change across the lifespan of women, and the implications that this has for female‐specific thermal behaviours, continues to be lacking. This paper is based on a symposium presentation given at Physiology 2023 in Harrogate, UK. It aims to review new evidence on anatomical and physiological mechanisms underpinning differences in skin thermal and wetness sensitivity amongst women varying in breast size and age, in addition to their role in driving female thermal behaviours. It is hoped that this brief overview will stimulate the development of testable hypotheses to increase our understanding of the behavioural thermal physiology of women across the lifespan and at a time of climate change. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6cc89190fdbd473998478ff09a6ba6092025-01-31T06:19:50ZengWileyExperimental Physiology0958-06701469-445X2025-02-01110219119510.1113/EP091454Female thermal sensitivity and behaviour across the lifespan: A unique journeyDavide Filingeri0Hannah Blount1Alessandro Valenza2ThermosenseLab, Skin Sensing Research Group, School of Health SciencesThe University of SouthamptonSouthamptonUKThermosenseLab, Skin Sensing Research Group, School of Health SciencesThe University of SouthamptonSouthamptonUKThermosenseLab, Skin Sensing Research Group, School of Health SciencesThe University of SouthamptonSouthamptonUKAbstract Women are a group of individuals that undergo unique anatomical, physiological and hormonal changes across the lifespan. For example, consider the impact of the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and menopause, all of which are accompanied by both short‐ and long‐term effects on female body morphology (e.g., changes in breast size) and temperature regulation, heat tolerance, thermal sensitivity and comfort. However, empirical evidence on how skin thermal and wetness sensitivity might change across the lifespan of women, and the implications that this has for female‐specific thermal behaviours, continues to be lacking. This paper is based on a symposium presentation given at Physiology 2023 in Harrogate, UK. It aims to review new evidence on anatomical and physiological mechanisms underpinning differences in skin thermal and wetness sensitivity amongst women varying in breast size and age, in addition to their role in driving female thermal behaviours. It is hoped that this brief overview will stimulate the development of testable hypotheses to increase our understanding of the behavioural thermal physiology of women across the lifespan and at a time of climate change.https://doi.org/10.1113/EP091454body temperature regulationperceptual responsesthermal behaviourswomen |
| spellingShingle | Davide Filingeri Hannah Blount Alessandro Valenza Female thermal sensitivity and behaviour across the lifespan: A unique journey Experimental Physiology body temperature regulation perceptual responses thermal behaviours women |
| title | Female thermal sensitivity and behaviour across the lifespan: A unique journey |
| title_full | Female thermal sensitivity and behaviour across the lifespan: A unique journey |
| title_fullStr | Female thermal sensitivity and behaviour across the lifespan: A unique journey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Female thermal sensitivity and behaviour across the lifespan: A unique journey |
| title_short | Female thermal sensitivity and behaviour across the lifespan: A unique journey |
| title_sort | female thermal sensitivity and behaviour across the lifespan a unique journey |
| topic | body temperature regulation perceptual responses thermal behaviours women |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1113/EP091454 |
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