By Mary Kekatos Health Reporter For Dailymail.com
Published: 19:00 BST, 22 May 2019 | Updated: 19:00 BST, 22 May 2019
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Turning off the air conditioner could improve the cognitive performance of female office workers, a new study finds.
Researchers say that women performed better on math and verbal tests at higher room temperatures.
But this wasn't the case for men. In fact, they performed best on the same test when the room temperature was lower.
Previous surveys have found that women tend to prefer when the indoor temperature is higher compared to men.
But the team, from the USC Marshall School of Business in California and the WZB Berlin Social Science Center in Germany, say its study is the first to compare the sexes and the effect temperature has on cognitive performance.
A new study, led by the USC Marshall School of Business, found that women performed better on math and verbal tests when room temperature was warmer (file image)
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