psychomotor
adjective
psy·cho·mo·tor
ˌsī-kə-ˈmō-tər 
: of or relating to motor action directly proceeding from mental activity
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In contrast, all 3 stimulants improved psychomotor response speed, whereas only caffeine and dextroamphetamine improved ratings of subjective sleepiness.
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Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2012
Cognitive and psychomotor effects in males after smoking a combination of tobacco and cannabis containing up to 69 mg delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2013
And in 2019, when Rosengart was its chairman, the Society of Surgical Chairs recommended mandatory cognitive and psychomotor testing of surgeons by at least age 65.
—Lola Butcher, Quartz, 25 June 2020
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Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2012
Cognitive and psychomotor effects in males after smoking a combination of tobacco and cannabis containing up to 69 mg delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2013
And in 2019, when Rosengart was its chairman, the Society of Surgical Chairs recommended mandatory cognitive and psychomotor testing of surgeons by at least age 65.
—Lola Butcher, Quartz, 25 June 2020
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psychomotor
adjective
psy·cho·mo·tor
ˌsī-kə-ˈmōt-ər
1
: of or relating to motor action directly proceeding from mental activity
2
: of or relating to temporal lobe epilepsy
psychomotor seizures
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