Human physiological limits define precise maximum and minimum core body temperatures for survival
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Human survival is bounded by distinct physiological and environmental temperature limits, outside of which thermoregulation fails and core body temperatures become unsustainable.
Evidence for · 3
Physiological Impact of Hypothermia: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
2022 · cited by 0
Paper 1 discusses how hypothermia is defined below specific core temperature thresholds (such as <35°C), beyond which physiological systems fail and circulatory collapse can occur.
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Critical environmental core temperature limits and heart rate thresholds across the adult age span (PSU HEAT Project).
2024 · cited by 0
Paper 7 establishes critical environmental core temperature and heart rate limits across adult ages, highlighting precise thresholds beyond which thermoregulation is compromised.
Validating new limits for human thermoregulation.
2025 · cited by 0
Paper 8 validates empirical limits for human thermoregulation, demonstrating specific wet-bulb temperature inflection points where core body temperature rises uncontrollably toward dangerous levels.