Detection Latency of Added Loads to Breathing

1. Detection latency of a range of added elastic (0.95-4.50 kPa/l) and resistive (0.73-3.29 kPa l-1 s) loads to breathing were measured in five normal subjects. Detection latency was defined as the time from the onset of the breath to detection of the load. 2. Detection latency followed a curvilinear relationship when plotted as a function of the magnitude of the added loads. A similar relationship was found with both elastic and resistive …