<p>It seems that if response is trained enough long that it happens unconsciously.
Also if you want to be precise in forms of neuroscience, if you have longer arms, but less myellinated  neuro fibers then your reflexes will be slower then unconscious visual reaction.</p>

<p>Kibele, A., Non-consciously controlled decision making for fast motor reactions in sports—A priming approach for motor responses to non-consciously perceived movement features; Psychology of Sport and Exercise; November 2006, Pages 591–610</p>

<p><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1469029206000537" rel="nofollow">http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1469029206000537</a></p>

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2015-09-22T21:33:04.367Z
2015-09-22T21:33:04.367Z
ICanFeelIt
<p><strong>Short answer</strong><br>
The motor response latency to a visual stimulus is approximately 210 ms.</p>

<p><strong>Background</strong><br>
You are basically asking for the <strong>visually induced reaction time of a motor response</strong>. Reaction times have been assessed many times in various studies. In a very recent study with an impressive subject population of more than 1400 (aged 18 - 65), the motor response latency to a visual stimulus was estimated at an average of 213 ms. Reaction times increased with age, but were unaffected by sex or educational level. Old age mainly affected the motor latency, and not so much the visual processing speed.</p>

<p><sub><strong>Reference</strong><br>
<strong>-</strong> <a href="http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2015.00131/abstract" rel="nofollow">Woods <em>et al</em>., <em>Frontiers Human Neurosci</em> (2015); <strong>9</strong>:131-12p</a></sub>  </p>

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2015-09-26T11:50:53.770Z
2015-09-26T11:50:53.770Z
AliceD
<p>Just out of curiosity, regardingly highly unlikely situations of ever needing to disarm someone - using neuroscience to make informed self defence decisions:</p>

<p>How fast can the brain recieve a visual or reflexive (seeing me beginning to move my hand, or feeling my hand hit the wrist -- I suspect the two impulses might have differing response times) signals from the body, to the moment of signaling the finger muscles? </p>

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2015-09-22T18:26:25.147Z
100-200 ms if you are ok with an off the cuff response
honi
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How fast can the brain react in order for someone to pull a trigger?
J.Todd
# How fast can the brain react in order for someone to pull a trigger?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-09-19)

Just out of curiosity, regardingly highly unlikely situations of ever needing to disarm someone - using neuroscience to make informed self defence decisions:

How fast can the brain recieve a visual or reflexive (seeing me beginning to move my hand, or feeling my hand hit the wrist -- I suspect the two impulses might have differing response times) signals from the body, to the moment of signaling the finger muscles?

**Tags:** reaction-time

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 100-200 ms if you are ok with an off the cuff response  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2015-09-26. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

**Short answer**  
The motor response latency to a visual stimulus is approximately 210 ms.

**Background**  
You are basically asking for the **visually induced reaction time of a motor response**. Reaction times have been assessed many times in various studies. In a very recent study with an impressive subject population of more than 1400 (aged 18 - 65), the motor response latency to a visual stimulus was estimated at an average of 213 ms. Reaction times increased with age, but were unaffected by sex or educational level. Old age mainly affected the motor latency, and not so much the visual processing speed.

**Reference**  
**-** [Woods *et al*., *Frontiers Human Neurosci* (2015); **9**:131-12p](http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2015.00131/abstract)


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### Answer by username_2 on 2015-09-22. Score: 0

It seems that if response is trained enough long that it happens unconsciously.
Also if you want to be precise in forms of neuroscience, if you have longer arms, but less myellinated neuro fibers then your reflexes will be slower then unconscious visual reaction.

Kibele, A., Non-consciously controlled decision making for fast motor reactions in sports—A priming approach for motor responses to non-consciously perceived movement features; Psychology of Sport and Exercise; November 2006, Pages 591–610

<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1469029206000537>


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