Open AccessA comparative study of visual and auditory reaction times on the basis of gender and physical activity levels of medical first year students
Author(s) -
Aditya Jain,
Ramta Bansal,
Avnish Kumar,
KD Singh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/2229-516x.157168
Subject(s) - basis (linear algebra) , psychology , audiology , medicine , mathematics , geometry
Reaction time (RT) is a measure of the response to a stimulus. RT plays a very important role in our lives as its practical implications may be of great consequences. Factors that can affect the average human RT include age, sex, left or right hand, central versus peripheral vision, practice, fatigue, fasting, breathing cycle, personality types, exercise, and intelligence of the subject.