Responses averaged 41 milliseconds faster during exhalation than inhalation in a study of 35 adults
Northwestern University reports that participants pressed a key when a square changed color as researchers tracked their breathing. Responses during pauses between breaths were 21 milliseconds faster than during inhalation.
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Northwestern University reports that, in a visual-response task involving 35 adults, responses during exhalation were 41 milliseconds faster on average than during inhalation. Responses during pauses between breaths were 21 milliseconds faster than during inhalation. The researchers say they don’t yet know exactly how breathing and response speed are linked.
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