A Gender-based Comparative Study of Visual and Auditory Reaction Time on 1st Year Medical Students “Before” and “After” Caffeine Intake
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: The present study is a gender-based comparison of the auditory and visual reaction time (RT) in male and female 1st year medical students, before and after the administration of caffeine present in coffee. Purpose: This study is aimed at checking out if there exist inherent gender differences in the visual and auditory RTs in the subjects and supplementing the study, by also studying the effect of caffeine presents in coffee on the RTs. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted on 42 males and 35 females 1st year medical students. The 77 students were not habitual coffee drinkers and were tested for auditory and visual RT before and after the administration of caffeine present in coffee. Results: We found that auditory and visual RTs did not differ significantly in either gender both before and after the administration of caffeine. Conclusion: In this study, no significant differences in RTs were observed in either gender. Both genders performed equally well in their RTs, before and after the intake of caffeine.
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Chandan K Dey, Rameshwar G Daokar
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