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Understanding time relies on models, often projecting physical chronometers onto subjects. New models like thermodynamics and spectral decomposition offer potential insights into organismal timing and associations, which are essential for temporal perception.

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  • Behavioral science
  • Chronobiology
  • Theoretical biology

Background:

  • Organisms perceive and respond to time through internal and external cues.
  • Current models of biological timing often rely on projecting physical time concepts onto organisms.
  • Understanding the mechanisms of temporal perception is crucial for various biological and psychological fields.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review existing models of time perception and its effects on organismal behavior.
  • To propose novel modeling approaches, including thermodynamics and spectral decomposition, for understanding biological timing.
  • To highlight the critical role of associations and stimulus discretization in temporal processing.

Main Methods:

  • Review of established models of biological time.
  • Introduction of thermodynamic and spectral decomposition models for temporal analysis.
  • Conceptual framework emphasizing stimulus discretization and multidimensional associative control.

Main Results:

  • Associations are fundamental to biological timing, requiring discretization of time by stimuli.
  • Multiple associations often co-control behavior, with dominance shared based on proximity in a multidimensional space.
  • Physical space and time, analyzed via Fourier transforms, are identified as important dimensions in this space.

Conclusions:

  • Biological time is understood through models that discretize time and form associations.
  • Thermodynamics and spectral decomposition offer promising new avenues for studying biological timing.
  • Multidimensional proximity of associations, incorporating physical space and time, governs temporal control in organisms.