When we touch something hot or cold, the temperature is consciously sensed. Previous studies have shown that the cortex, the outermost layer of the brain, is responsible for thermal sensations.

In a new study, Professor Kei Nagashima from the Body Temperature and Fluid Laboratory, Faculty of Human Sciences ... objective methods to evaluate thermal comfort. Nagashima states, "Thermal ...

Wearable thermal control devices promise just that, offering portable personal thermal comfort. Not only that ... ability to naturally conform to the human body. Liquid cooling garments, already ...

Nagashima states, “Thermal comfort is used as a standard for creating ... Kei Nagashima is a Professor at the Faculty of Human Sciences at Waseda University, Japan. He received his medical ...

These findings contribute to developing objective methods for evaluating thermal comfort. Thermal sensations ... and Fluid Laboratory, Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Japan, and ...