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The effect of different visual stimuli on reaction times: a performance comparison of young and middle-aged people
[Purpose] Here, we evaluated the reaction times of young and middle-aged people in different tasks. [Participants and Methods] The study included 23 young and 28 middle-aged volunteers. Their reaction times were measured in three tasks featuring different symbols (arrow and figure symbols) and spati...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6428657/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30936640 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.31.250 |
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author | Otaki, Makoto Shibata,, Katsuyuki |
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description | [Purpose] Here, we evaluated the reaction times of young and middle-aged people in different tasks. [Participants and Methods] The study included 23 young and 28 middle-aged volunteers. Their reaction times were measured in three tasks featuring different symbols (arrow and figure symbols) and spatial attributes (left, right, and ipsilateral choices). [Results] No significant inter-group differences in the reaction times were found for the simple reaction time task. In the choice reaction time and go/no-go reaction time tasks, the middle-aged participants demonstrated significantly slower reaction times. When the correct response was congruous with the direction of an arrow stimulus, the reaction times were shortened significantly among the middle-aged participants. In the go/no-go reaction time task, the reactions were delayed due to an inhibition of responses to upcoming stimuli. [Conclusion] The slower reaction time of the middle-aged participants in the choice reaction time task suggested that their responses were guided by the arrow stimulus to a greater extent compared to that of the younger participants. In the go/no-go reaction time task, the reaction times may have been slower in middle-aged participants because of a non-response possibility, which meant that participants had to first check the stimulus before deciding whether to respond. |
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spelling | pubmed-64286572019-04-01 The effect of different visual stimuli on reaction times: a performance comparison of young and middle-aged people Otaki, Makoto Shibata,, Katsuyuki J Phys Ther Sci Original Article [Purpose] Here, we evaluated the reaction times of young and middle-aged people in different tasks. [Participants and Methods] The study included 23 young and 28 middle-aged volunteers. Their reaction times were measured in three tasks featuring different symbols (arrow and figure symbols) and spatial attributes (left, right, and ipsilateral choices). [Results] No significant inter-group differences in the reaction times were found for the simple reaction time task. In the choice reaction time and go/no-go reaction time tasks, the middle-aged participants demonstrated significantly slower reaction times. When the correct response was congruous with the direction of an arrow stimulus, the reaction times were shortened significantly among the middle-aged participants. In the go/no-go reaction time task, the reactions were delayed due to an inhibition of responses to upcoming stimuli. [Conclusion] The slower reaction time of the middle-aged participants in the choice reaction time task suggested that their responses were guided by the arrow stimulus to a greater extent compared to that of the younger participants. In the go/no-go reaction time task, the reaction times may have been slower in middle-aged participants because of a non-response possibility, which meant that participants had to first check the stimulus before deciding whether to respond. The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2019-03-19 2019-03 /pmc/articles/PMC6428657/ /pubmed/30936640 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.31.250 Text en 2019©by the Society of Physical Therapy Science. Published by IPEC Inc. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License. (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
spellingShingle | Original Article Otaki, Makoto Shibata,, Katsuyuki The effect of different visual stimuli on reaction times: a performance comparison of young and middle-aged people |
title | The effect of different visual stimuli on reaction times: a performance
comparison of young and middle-aged people |
title_full | The effect of different visual stimuli on reaction times: a performance
comparison of young and middle-aged people |
title_fullStr | The effect of different visual stimuli on reaction times: a performance
comparison of young and middle-aged people |
title_full_unstemmed | The effect of different visual stimuli on reaction times: a performance
comparison of young and middle-aged people |
title_short | The effect of different visual stimuli on reaction times: a performance
comparison of young and middle-aged people |
title_sort | effect of different visual stimuli on reaction times: a performance
comparison of young and middle-aged people |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6428657/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30936640 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.31.250 |
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