Simple reaction time as a function of the phase of the cardiac cycle in young adults at risk for hypertension

Psychophysiology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 333-336

  McIntyre, David ^a   Ring, Christopher ^a   Edwards, Louisa ^a   Carroll, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arterial baroreceptors; Cardiac cycle time Effects; Reaction time; Risk for hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; REACTION TIME; RISK;

EID: 38849093959     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2007.00619.x     Document Type: Article

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