"Reaction Time" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The time from the onset of a stimulus until a response is observed.
| Descriptor ID |
D011930
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.796.817 F02.830.650 F04.669.817 G11.561.677
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| Concept/Terms |
Reaction Time- Reaction Time
- Reaction Times
- Response Time
- Response Times
Response Latency- Response Latency
- Latencies, Response
- Latency, Response
- Response Latencies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2000 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2001 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2002 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 2003 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2007 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 2008 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2009 | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| 2010 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2011 | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| 2012 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 2013 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2015 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2016 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Reaction Time" by people in Profiles.
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Selective removal of visual working memory items at test. Cereb Cortex. 2026 06 02; 36(6).
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Neural Dynamics Underlying Repeated Learning of Visual Image Sequences. J Cogn Neurosci. 2026 06 01; 38(6):1185-1195.
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Impacted and preserved sub-domains of cognitive control in schizophrenia. Neuropsychologia. 2026 Sep 09; 230:109503.
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Past and present goals are represented concurrently during visual search. PLoS Biol. 2026 May; 24(5):e3003779.
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Contralateral delay activity as a marker of visual working memory capacity: A multi-site registered replication. Cortex. 2026 08; 201:10-39.
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Effect of cue distinctiveness on naming: Evidence from a verbally cued naming paradigm. Cogn Neuropsychol. 2024 Oct-Dec; 41(7-8):359-374.
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Objective markers of sustained attention fluctuate independently of mind-wandering reports. Psychon Bull Rev. 2025 Aug; 32(4):1689-1699.
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Motor decision-making under uncertainty and time pressure. J Neurophysiol. 2025 02 01; 133(2):414-427.
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Memory augmentation with an adaptive cognitive interface. Psychon Bull Rev. 2025 Apr; 32(2):875-886.
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Primate superior colliculus is causally engaged in abstract higher-order cognition. Nat Neurosci. 2024 Oct; 27(10):1999-2008.