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·October 24, 2017·6 min read

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.

Image shows a a man's head made up of clocks.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·October 12, 2017·2 min read

A Fine Time Line Between Delusion and Reality

A flaw in neural timing may explain why some people believe they have psychic abilities.

Featured Neuroscience

·October 9, 2017·3 min read

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.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·July 12, 2017·4 min read

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.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·May 12, 2017·5 min read

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.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·May 2, 2017·4 min read

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.

Featured Psychology

·December 30, 2016·8 min read

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.

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·July 13, 2016·4 min read

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.