Source study found
Story checked
New study links human reaction times to breathing cycles (opens in a new tab)
news-medical.net · 2026-09-28
Short answer
Needs reviewStudy found.
We found the study, but the claim check did not finish.
Checked against the study summary. The full text wasn't available, so some details couldn't be settled either way.
Share this check
The story
New study links human reaction times to breathing cycles
news-medical.net · 2026-09-28
The story’s checkable claims.
Read the original story (opens in a new tab)NewsLink checks it
We found the study behind this story.
We found the study, but couldn't compare the story to it: the study's evidence could not be profiled.
Open claim evidenceThe source study
Response speed is modulated by respiratory phase
Evidence layer
Claim by claim
The source study was found, but the study's evidence could not be profiled, so these claims couldn't be checked.
Reading mode
Scan verdicts. Open evidence only when needed.
Claim 1 of 5Not checkedNorthwestern University neuroscientists discovered that response speed on an exhalation is faster than on an inhalation by an average of 41 milliseconds.View evidenceHide evidence
As stated41 milliseconds
Not checked
The source study was found, but this claim couldn't be checked against it.
Claim 2 of 5Not checkedResponse speed during pauses between breaths is also faster than inhalation by 21 milliseconds.View evidenceHide evidence
As stated21 milliseconds
Not checked
The source study was found, but this claim couldn't be checked against it.
Claim 3 of 5Not checkedThe study is described as the first experiment to measure response speed during all phases of respiration, including pauses between breaths.View evidenceHide evidence
Not checked
The source study was found, but this claim couldn't be checked against it.
Claim 4 of 5Not checkedThe participants were 35 adults aged 18 to 33 who completed a psychomotor vigilance task while their airflow was measured with a device under the nostrils, and they did the task twice, once before and once after a nap or an eight-hour sleep in the lab.View evidenceHide evidence
As stated35 adults aged 18 to 33
Not checked
The source study was found, but this claim couldn't be checked against it.
Claim 5 of 5Not checkedKen Paller said the study documents an important link between respiration and the brain systems for responding to environmental events, and suggested neurophysiological efficiency as a possible explanation.View evidenceHide evidence
Not checked
The source study was found, but this claim couldn't be checked against it.
Method layer
NewsLink found the paper. Tessa takes you deeper.
NewsLink checks the story. Tessa is where you inspect the paper, authors, evidence, and research context.
Open the paper in Tessa
Response speed is modulated by respiratory phase
iScience · 2026
Why this one
Confident
NewsLink found the paper. Tessa is where you inspect it deeply.
Papers considered
The selected paper, plus nearby candidates.
Crossref, PubMed, Europe PMC · 16 candidate papers
Response speed is modulated by respiratory phase
iScience · 2026 · Crossref
Modeling synaptic interactions between mammalian breathing and swallowing central pattern generators.
Biological Cybernetics · 2026 · PubMed
The Neural Basis of the Psychomotor Vigilance Task
Sleep · 2005 · Crossref
Polyvagal theory: a journey from physiological observation to neural innervation and clinical insight.
2025 · Europe PMC
Early post-transplant ventilation and perfusion assessment using phase-resolved functional lung MRI.
La Radiologia Medica · 2026 · PubMed
Can a Shorter Psychomotor Vigilance Task Be Usedas a Reasonable Substitute for the Ten‐Minute Psychomotor Vigilance Task?
Chronobiology International · 2006 · Crossref
And 10 more candidates considered.