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...
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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...
Language Shapes How the Brain Perceives Time
A new study reports bilingual people think about time differently depending on the language context they are estimating event duration.... Read More...
No Excuses! The Real Reason You’re Late May Vary With Age
A 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...
Humans Perceive Time Somewhere in Between Reality and Our Expectations
Researchers 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...
Time Perception Altered By Racial Anxiety for Some White Americans
A new study into racial anxiety reports time may appear to slow down for white Americans who feel threatened by an approaching black person.... Read More...
What Day is it? Why it’s Hard to Keep Track of Days of the Week
A new study reveals mid week days have less mental representations attached to them, making it more difficult for us to recall what day it is.... Read More...
Time Perception Altered by Mindfulness Meditation
Research suggests mindful meditation has the ability to temporarily alter time perception.... Read More...