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Allison Aubrey

Yes, heat can affect your brain and mood. Here's why

Extreme heat can slow cognition and increase anxiety, research finds. (AleksandarGeorgiev/Getty Images)

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.

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