Mountain air may make you forgetful: new study investigates

NCT ID NCT07585227

First seen May 20, 2026 · Last updated May 24, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study looks at whether being at a moderate altitude (like 4,000 meters) affects your ability to remember to do things later, called prospective memory. Fifty healthy adults will perform memory tasks in a chamber that mimics high altitude and compare results to normal conditions. Researchers will also test if breathing extra air or oxygen helps restore memory. The goal is to understand how low oxygen affects the brain.

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Study contacts

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Locations

  • Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées

    Brétigny-sur-Orge, 91220, France

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