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Time perception: brain time or event time?

A Johnston1, S Nishida

  • 1Department of Psychology and Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT, London, UK.

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|August 23, 2001
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Synchronous events may seem to happen at different times due to neural processing delays. This challenges the idea that perceived time directly equals processing time, raising philosophical questions.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Science
  • Philosophy of Mind

Background:

  • Recent experiments demonstrate that events occurring simultaneously can be perceived as asynchronous.
  • Temporal illusions, where perceived timing deviates from objective timing, are a known phenomenon.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the implications of neural processing time delays as an explanation for observed temporal illusions.
  • To examine the philosophical challenges arising from equating subjective perceived time with objective neural processing time.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recent experimental findings on temporal perception.
  • Theoretical analysis of the relationship between neural processing and subjective experience of time.

Main Results:

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  • Synchronous events can be subjectively experienced as occurring at different times.
  • Neural processing time delays offer a potential mechanism for these temporal illusions.

Conclusions:

  • Equating perceived time directly with neural processing time presents significant philosophical difficulties.
  • The study highlights a disconnect between objective neural events and subjective temporal experience.