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Bin Xuan¹, Xiang-Chuan Chen, Sheng He

¹Division of Bio-X Interdisciplinary Sciences, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Neurobiology and Biophysics, School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, PR China.

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Numerical digits influence time perception. Participants were more accurate comparing durations when small digits represented shorter times and large digits represented longer times, suggesting early perceptual processing involvement.

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Area of Science:

Cognitive psychology
Neuroscience
Psychophysics

Background:

Time perception is linked to the generalized magnitude system, alongside space and quantity.
Prior studies indicate non-temporal magnitudes can influence time perception.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate if abstract magnitude, independent of perceptual variables, affects time perception.
To explore the neural mechanisms underlying magnitude's influence on temporal judgments.

Main Methods:

Participants compared durations (hundreds of milliseconds) presented as Arabic digits.
Event-Related Potentials (ERPs) were recorded to analyze neural activity.

Main Results:

Behavioral accuracy improved when shorter durations were associated with smaller digits and longer durations with larger digits.
Event-Related Potential (ERP) components (CNV1, CNV2, N1) showed enhanced amplitudes for durations marked by smaller digits compared to larger ones.

Conclusions:

Arabic digits can modulate temporal comparison performance at an early perceptual processing stage.
The findings suggest that abstract magnitude influences time perception, potentially through mechanisms involving selective temporal attention and expectation.