Reaction Time

"Reaction Time" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The time from the onset of a stimulus until a response is observed.

Descriptor ID	D011930
MeSH Number(s)	E05.796.817 F02.830.650 F04.669.817 G11.561.677
Concept/Terms	Reaction Time Reaction Time Reaction Times Response Time Response Times Response Latency Response Latency Latencies, Response Latency, Response Response Latencies

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Reaction Time".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Psychological Techniques [E05.796]
Reaction Time [E05.796.817]
Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Psychological Phenomena [F02]
Psychophysiology [F02.830]
Reaction Time [F02.830.650]
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities [F04]
Psychological Techniques [F04.669]
Reaction Time [F04.669.817]
Biological Sciences [G]
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena [G11]
Nervous System Physiological Phenomena [G11.561]
Reaction Time [G11.561.677]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Reaction Time".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Reaction Time".

Reaction Time
Refractory Period, Psychological

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Bar chart showing 76 publications over 23 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2007

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	1	0	1
1999	0	1	1
2000	0	1	1
2001	0	2	2
2002	1	3	4
2003	0	3	3
2004	0	2	2
2005	1	2	3
2006	1	3	4
2007	2	5	7
2008	1	4	5
2009	0	5	5
2010	0	5	5
2011	0	3	3
2012	1	3	4
2013	0	2	2
2014	1	3	4
2015	1	3	4
2016	0	4	4
2017	1	4	5
2018	0	1	1
2019	1	1	2
2020	1	3	4

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Mailend ML, Maas E, Beeson PM, Story BH, Forster KI. Examining speech motor planning difficulties in apraxia of speech and aphasia via the sequential production of phonetically similar words. Cogn Neuropsychol. 2021 02; 38(1):72-87.

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Uchida K, Baker SE, Wiggins CC, Senefeld JW, Shepherd JRA, Trenerry MR, Buchholtz ZA, Clifton HR, Holmes DR, Joyner MJ, Curry TB. A Novel Method to Measure Transient Impairments in Cognitive Function During Acute Bouts of Hypoxia. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2020 Nov 01; 91(11):839-844.

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McDonald EL, Shakked R, Nicholson K, Daniel JN, Pedowitz DI, Winters BS, Rogero R, Raikin SM. Return to Driving After Foot and Ankle Surgery: A Novel Survey to Predict Passing Brake Reaction Time. Foot Ankle Spec. 2021 Feb; 14(1):32-38.

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McDonald EL, Pedowitz DI, Shakked RJ, Fuchs DJ, Winters BS, Daniel JN, Raikin SM. When is it Safe to Drive After Total Ankle Arthroplasty? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2020 01; 478(1):8-15.

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Mailend ML, Maas E, Beeson PM, Story BH, Forster KI. Speech motor planning in the context of phonetically similar words: Evidence from apraxia of speech and aphasia. Neuropsychologia. 2019 04; 127:171-184.

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Schick FA, Karanjia H, Taweel N, Langman C, Sullivan P. Does Immobilization Affect Braking Time? J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2019 Jan; 109(1):9-12.

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Zhan A, Mohan S, Tarolli C, Schneider RB, Adams JL, Sharma S, Elson MJ, Spear KL, Glidden AM, Little MA, Terzis A, Dorsey ER, Saria S. Using Smartphones and Machine Learning to Quantify Parkinson Disease Severity: The Mobile Parkinson Disease Score. JAMA Neurol. 2018 07 01; 75(7):876-880.

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Venkatesan UM, Festa EK, Ott BR, Heindel WC. Differential Contributions of Selective Attention and Sensory Integration to Driving Performance in Healthy Aging and Alzheimer's Disease. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2018 05; 24(5):486-497.

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Wong AL, Goldsmith J, Forrence AD, Haith AM, Krakauer JW. Reaction times can reflect habits rather than computations. Elife. 2017 07 28; 6.

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Bonafide CP, Localio AR, Holmes JH, Nadkarni VM, Stemler S, MacMurchy M, Zander M, Roberts KE, Lin R, Keren R. Video Analysis of Factors Associated With Response Time to Physiologic Monitor Alarms in a Children's Hospital. JAMA Pediatr. 2017 06 01; 171(6):524-531.

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