"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.
The time from the onset of a stimulus until a response is observed.
| Descriptor ID |
D011930
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.796.817 F02.830.650 F04.669.817 G11.561.677
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| Concept/Terms |
Reaction Time- Reaction Time
- Reaction Times
- Response Time
- Response Times
Response Latency- Response Latency
- Latencies, Response
- Latency, Response
- Response Latencies
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Reaction Time" by people in this website by year, and whether "Reaction Time" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2000 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2003 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2004 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2007 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2008 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 2009 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2014 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Reaction Time" by people in Profiles.
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Oparina E, Antonio DS, Russo G, Vieira ER, Bigliassi M. Unveiling the Intricacies of Implicit Motor Learning in Adults Recovered from COVID-19. J Mot Behav. 2026; 58(2):239-252.
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Russo G, Bigliassi M, Serli C, Micucci A, Ceciliani A. Short-term effects of physical and cognitive activity on selective attention in preschool children. Acta Psychol (Amst). 2026 Apr; 264:106603.
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Stawski RS, Cerino ES, MacDonald SWS. Associations among response time inconsistency, attention switching, and cognitive status: A measurement burst approach. Neuropsychology. 2026 Mar; 40(3):229-239.
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Turner AM, Sluis VN, Ward MP, Hauber ME. Corticosterone shortens foreign egg ejection distance but not latency in American robins (Turdus migratorius). Physiol Behav. 2026 Jan 01; 303:115148.
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Edelman JA, Ahles TA, Estelle MC, Mohr I, Li Y, Melara R, Root JC. The effect of cancer and cancer treatment on attention control: evidence from anti-saccade performance. J Cancer Surviv. 2026 Jun; 20(3):1081-1090.
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Greco F, Quinzi F, Chiodo S, Cerulli C, Tranchita E, Bertollo M, Emerenziani GP. The effects of pre-task music on choice visual reaction time in elite taekwondo athletes. J Sci Med Sport. 2024 Apr; 27(4):276-280.
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Shan Y, Edelman JA. The reduction of saccadic inhibition by distractor repetition. J Neurophysiol. 2023 09 01; 130(3):619-627.
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Melara RD, Ahles TA, Prashad N, Fernbach M, Edelman JA, Root J. Longitudinal Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment on Neural Correlates of Attention. Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2023 Jan 21; 38(1):12-24.
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Edelman JA, Ahles TA, Prashad N, Fernbach M, Li Y, Melara RD, Root JC. The effect of visual target presence and age on antisaccade performance. J Neurophysiol. 2023 02 01; 129(2):307-319.
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Dickson DS, Grenier AE, Obinyan BO, Wicha NYY. When multiplying is meaningful in memory: Electrophysiological signature of the problem size effect in children. J Exp Child Psychol. 2022 07; 219:105399.