Visual and auditory reaction time (VRT, ART) was studied in 83 healthy male subjects of 30-40 years of age who had never practiced yogasanas before. These subjects were divided into two groups viz. Group A whose VRT and ART was determined after 1 hr. yogasanas and Group B whose ART and VRT was determined after 6 weeks yogasanas training programme. VRT and ART showed a significant reduction in G...

were automatically recorded on a moving drum whose speed was 580 mm/sec. Practice trials were administered t i l l we were satisfied that the subjects understood and performed the task as required of them (12). After practice trials reaction time for light as well as sound were measured for each subject at 4 p.m. in the laboratory. The subjects were asked to take light meals before 12 noon. The...

Physical exercise provides multiple benefits to an individual. However, the beneficial effect of exercise on psychomotor performance remains controversial. The present study was undertaken to determine the effect of aerobic exercise on auditory reaction time (ART) and visual reaction time (VRT). Fifty subjects were enrolled consisting of healthy subjects who were not exercising (n = 25; group I...

Reaction time is an indirect index of processing capabilities of the central nervous system. The present study was carried out to determine if there is any influence of body mass index on "simple reaction time in healthy young females. In this study, 60 young female participants were allotted to one of the three anthropometric groups based on their body mass index (BMI). Their reaction time to ...

Temporal dynamics of attention during postural perturbations in young and older adults were investigated. Nineteen young and older subjects performed simple reaction time tasks during translational platform perturbations. Auditory or visual stimuli were presented randomly at delays from the onset of the platform perturbation. Reaction time was slowed before and during the platform movement, par...

Learning to play a musical instrument involves mapping visual + auditory cues motor movements and anticipating transitions. Inspired by the serial reaction time task artificial grammar learning, we investigated explicit implicit knowledge of statistical learning in sensorimotor task. Using between-subjects design with four groups, one group participants were provided followed along tapping corr...