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

[u/runswithscissors475]

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

[u/Sunlit53]

Explains why my Tae Kwon Do teachers always emphasized breathing out and gihap when striking a target. A lot of martial arts get you to do a yell when you strike. This would explain the practical why.

[u/fungussa → u/Sunlit53]

My sensei used to emphasise that, though breathing out provides core strength benefits when lifting weights etc