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Why might there be differences in reaction time between auditory and visual cues?
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∙ 14y ago
Simple reaction time studies show that RT to auditory stimuli is faster than visual stimuli. This is because the sensory process for light is more neurologically complex than for auditory cues.
For light to be processed, it has a longer path to take in the brain, going all the way to the back of the brain to the occipital lobe and then back to the eyes. Auditory stimuli is processed in the ear then sent to the temporal lobe and back to the ear; a relatively shorter distance than the vision pathway.
Reaction time to auditory cues in normal, healthy subjects is roughly 180 milliseconds for auditory cues and about 220 milliseconds.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoThere may be a mental hierarchy of processing, but one of the more important factors is the fact that visual cues are delivered at the speed of light, while auditory cues are delivered at the speed of sound. This difference becomes more important at larger distances.
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∙ 14y agoauditory stimuli.
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