A study found that the brain responds 41 milliseconds faster when exhaling: what happens during each breath in the body

A recent scientific study has detected that the human brain responds 41 milliseconds faster during exhalation compared to other phases of breathing. Although this time difference may go unnoticed in daily life, researchers in a laboratory setting were able to identify a consistent pattern showing that individuals react more quickly when they are breathing out.

In a separate economic development, European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane noted that high energy prices will exert a demand-reducing effect. This dynamic is expected to moderate medium-term inflation and allow the central bank to ease its monetary policy response.