Abstract
Wearing a full-face motorcycle helmet is likely to cause a warm microclimate environment, due to its expected high thermal insulation, especially on the scalp. However, it is unclear how such helmets can affect the cognition, i.e. performance (e.g., sustained attention) and the perception (e.g., temperature perception or thermal comfort). Therefore, the author studied the following aspects of wearing a full-face motorcycle helmet: a) the external thermal boundary conditions created by these helmets, b) how diversely motorcycle helmets and their ventilation systems are influencing the temperature perception and thermal comfort, and c) if wearing a motorcycle helmet can affect cognitive performance (Author/publisher)