A Father’s Day Reminder: Your Kids Aren’t Really Growing Up Quickly
Researchers explore why our time perception alters and why we think our children are growing up faster than they actually are.... Read More...
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Ever Noticed Time Seems to Move Faster When You’re in Control of Things?
Researchers explore why our perception of time changes when we enjoy and feel in control of our actions.... Read More...
When Three Months From Now Feel Right Around the Corner
A new study examines the relationship between absolute and relative time estimates.... Read More...
Is the Pursuit of Happiness Making You Unhappy?
A new study reports those who actively pursue happiness often feel as they don't have enough time in the day to achieve their goals, resulting in them feeling less happy.... Read More...
The Neurological Disorders in Alice in Wonderland
A new paper reviews some of the possible psychological and neurological disorders experienced by characters in Alice in Wonderland.... Read More...
How the Brain Keeps Time
MIT researchers have identified a neural network that can stretch or compress its activity in order to generate a an action at a specific time.... Read More...
How Emotions Influence Our Internal Clock
A new study sheds light on human perception. Researchers report our mental time processing system is able to flexibly adapt to predictive time patterns.... Read More...
Music and Movies Play With Our Minds By Bending Time
Emotional processing may be linked to perception of time in music and movies, a new study reports.... Read More...
A Fine Time Line Between Delusion and Reality
A flaw in neural timing may explain why some people believe they have psychic abilities. ... Read More...
Sensitivity to Time Improves Performance at Remotely Controlling Devices
Time sensitivity improves performance when it comes controlling robotics and remote controlled vehicles, a new study reports.... Read More...
Erratic Time Perception in Schizophrenia
A study recently published in Clinical Psychology Review investigates time perception and temporal information processing in people with schizophrenia. The study reveals the internal clock in schizophrenics does not necessarily run slower or faster than in healthy individuals, but rather it does not run at a consistent speed.... Read More...
Neuroscience Explanations For ‘Alien Abduction’ Aren’t So Out of This World
Researchers provide more real, scientific explanations as to why some people are convinced they have experienced alien encounters.... Read More...