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• n  the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it

• response time
• latency
• latent period

News & Articles

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• Hands-free texting, phone-calling while driving still dangerous, AAA warns
  In the most comprehensive study of its kind to look at drivers' mental distraction, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that as mental workload and distractions increase, reaction time slows, brain function is compromised, and drivers scan the road less and miss visual clues, researchers say. This could potentially result in drivers being unable to see items right in front of them, such ...
  June 12, 2013 - Detroit Free Press