Table of Contents

Introduction.- The Skin as a Source of Temperature Signals.- The Inner Body as a Source of Temperature Signals.- The Neuronal Basis of Temperature Reception.- Heat Production and Heat Balance of the Body.- Physics of Heat Exchange with the Environment.- External and Internal Insulation.- The Temperature Field of the Body Core.- Behavioural Control of Heat Exchange with the Environment.- Autonomic Control of Dry Heat Loss from the Skin.- Autonomic Control of Evaporative Heat Loss.- Interaction of Various Body Temperatures in Control of Thermoregulatory Responses.- The Central Interface Between Afferent Temperature Signals and Efferent Drives.- Short-Term Temperature Regulation in Various Environments: Inputs and Responses.- Exercise in the Heat: the Ultimate Challenge.- Changes of Set-Point.- Adaptation to Cold.- Adaptation to Heat - Pathophysiology of Temperature Regulation.- References.- Subject Index.