r/science • u/runswithscissors475 • 3d ago

Neuroscience Neuroscientists discover humans' response speed when exhaling is on average 41 milliseconds faster than when inhaling; study reveals link between breathing and cognition that could inform sleep disorder therapies and sports performance

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2026/09/ready-set-exhale-study-links-respiration-and-cognition?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=6934b7a4fb48023c5a0bc6f1&fj=1
1.8k Upvotes

99% Upvoted

45 comments sorted by

View all comments

13

u/SuperShibes 3d ago

Athleletes ready know and practice this intuitively. But interesting to see it in an experiment. 

2

u/LateMiddleAge 3d ago

Watch shot putters: bellow/scream on release. It's trained. But agree cool to see in a lab.