Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

A right hemispheric prefrontal system for cognitive time measurement.

P A Lewis1, R C Miall

  • 1Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, 17 Queen Square, London, WC1N4AR, United Kingdom. plewis@liv.ac.uk

Behavioural Processes
|January 26, 2006
PubMed
Summary

This study reanalyzed neuroimaging data to find shared brain activity for cognitive time measurement. Findings suggest a right prefrontal cortex system for timing, involving attention and working memory.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

A Neonatal Nurse-Controlled Model of Analgesia to Manage Post-Operative Pain in the Surgical Neonate: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial.

Journal of advanced nursing·2025
Same author

Motor imagery, forward models and the cerebellum: a commentary on Rieger et al., 2023.

Psychological research·2024
Same author

Safety and effectiveness of parent- or nurse-controlled analgesia in neonates: a systematic review.

JBI evidence synthesis·2021
Same author

Modulation of linguistic prediction by TDCS of the right lateral cerebellum.

Neuropsychologia·2016
Same author

Identifying the causal mechanisms of the quiet eye.

European journal of sport science·2015
Same author

The dream-lag effect: Selective processing of personally significant events during Rapid Eye Movement sleep, but not during Slow Wave Sleep.

Neurobiology of learning and memory·2015

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Psychology

Background:

  • Consensus on the neural basis of human temporal processing remains elusive despite extensive neuroimaging research.
  • Existing studies often use varied methodologies, hindering direct comparison of findings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To reanalyze two distinct neuroimaging experiments on cognitive timing using identical processing.
  • To identify shared neural correlates for temporal processing across different tasks and time scales (sub- and supra-second intervals).

Main Methods:

  • Reanalysis of two previously published neuroimaging datasets employing different cognitive timing tasks.
  • Application of identical data processing techniques for direct comparison.
  • Utilized inclusive masking for conjunction analysis of brain activity.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • Identified overlapping neural activity in the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, ventrolateral prefrontal cortex, and anterior insula.
  • These regions support a general-purpose system for cognitive time measurement within the right prefrontal cortex.
  • Differentiated roles for dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (working memory) and posterior parietal cortex/anterior cingulate (attention) were suggested.

Conclusions:

  • The right prefrontal cortex plays a crucial role in a general system for cognitive time measurement.
  • Specific prefrontal and associated cortical regions are implicated in attention and working memory during timing tasks.