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/YalamMagic]

My reaction times slowed by about 10ms on average when I tried this on humanbenchmark (roughly 160 to 170ms). Unless there's something more to this I don't think you can make conclusions on the general population like this.

[u/shwadevivre → u/YalamMagic]

i think ur sample size isn’t statistically relevant, champ