Reaction Time during Walking
- 1 August 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 69 (1) , 259-262E
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1989.69.1.259
Abstract
Reaction times (RTs) of vocalization were examined for 20 normal subjects under two conditions, standing and walking. The RT during walking was not related to the phases of walking cycle. The difference in RTs (ΔRT) was obtained by subtracting RT for standing from that of walking. The correlation coefficient between RT for standing and ΔRT was significant and negative. ΔRTs for subjects with fast RT for standing were positive, whereas those with slow RT were negative. Assuming that the arousal level when standing is different between the faster and slower reactors, the probe-RT during walking would reflect not only the extra-attentional demands of walking but also the shift in arousal.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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