FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 15, 2018·4 min readEver 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
FeaturedPsychology·December 30, 2016·8 min readNo Excuses! The Real Reason You’re Late May Vary With AgeA new study reports background music, and other external influences, can skew time perception. Additionally, people rely on time estimates based on previous experiences.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 21, 2013·2 min readTime Perception Altered by Mindfulness MeditationResearch suggests mindful meditation has the ability to temporarily alter time perception.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 13, 2021·6 min readVirtual Reality Warps Your Sense of TimeA new study reveals the unique "time compression" effect of virtual reality technology.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 13, 2016·4 min readHumans Perceive Time Somewhere in Between Reality and Our ExpectationsResearchers report people anticipate future occurrences of stimuli in line with expected patterns, but the perceived accuracy of the response differs from reality when the stimuli is either accelerated or delayed.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychologyVisual Neuroscience·October 9, 2018·6 min readTime-Traveling Illusion Tricks the BrainResearchers have developed two new illusions that shed light on how our senses can influence each other, specifically, how the presence of audio can influence visual illusions.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 27, 2022·5 min readWhy We Feel Like Christmas Comes Around More Quickly Each YearFor children, the run-up to Christmas seems to take forever, but for adults, time appears to fly as the Holiday season approaches. Researchers say this is because our perception of time alters as we age.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 13, 2023·8 min readWarping Time: How the Brain’s Inner Clockwork Dictates BehaviorIn groundbreaking research, researchers revealed how neural activity influences our perception of time. The study artificially altered neural activity in rats, distorting their sense of time duration.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 6, 2023·4 min read‘Wrinkles’ in Time Experience Are Linked to HeartbeatMomentary perceptions of time may stretch or shrink with each heartbeat and are not continuous, as previously thought.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 24, 2017·6 min readMusic and Movies Play With Our Minds By Bending TimeEmotional processing may be linked to perception of time in music and movies, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 28, 2022·6 min readHow the Pandemic and Social Distancing Have Changed Our Perception of TimeA new study reveals how the COVID-19 pandemic changed the perception of time for many people. Researchers say people felt time passed more slowly during COVID lockdowns. This "time expansion" was associated with increased feelings of loneliness and a lack of positive experience during the early parts of the COVID pandemic.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 15, 2017·2 min readHow Emotions Influence Our Internal ClockA 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
