Reaction and speed

How e dey change as person dey age, how fast person fit react?

One big study of adults find say older people dey respond more slowly to simple visual signals, with estimated change of 0.55 ms every year. Na comparison of different people be this, e no show how each person change from year to year. Study

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Main evidence and numbers

Wetin dem measureResultScope
Age slope0.55 ms every yearSimple visual reaction time for this study.
Ages wey dem study18–65No extend this slope reach childhood or later old age.
Sample wey dem analyse1,469Volunteers from the community for Rotorua, New Zealand.

Source: Woods and colleagues. This no provide age-specific Helibrain norms.

Wetin dey affect am?

Equipment, signal timing and how dem set the task fit affect comparison too. Study

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Common questions

I fit calculate the score wey I suppose get from my age?

The slope wey dem report by itself no be age norm or personal prediction. We no turn am into score calculator.

Everybody go slow down at the same rate?

This study wey compare different people for one time no fit show how fast each person dey change.

I fit compare result from phone with result from computer?

Different delays for input and display make the comparison hard. Keep the setup the same when you dey track your own results.

Sources

Cite dis page: How e dey change as person dey age, how fast person fit react?. Helibrain. 2026. https://helibrain.com/pcm/answers/reaction-time-by-age. CC BY 4.0.

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