A New Handle for a Hot Topic: Genetic Markers for Warm-Sensing

Abstract

Stepping out of an aggressively air-conditioned building into the sweltering heat evokes a number of thermoregulatory responses, both autonomic (sweating) and behavioral (peeling off a layer of clothing or seeking an iced beverage). Just as we come out of the hottest part of the summer, a study by Tan and colleagues provides an exciting breakthrough in our ability to study the neural mechanisms of keeping cool when it's hot.