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Devin B Terhune¹, Sonia Russo, Jamie Near

¹Department of Experimental Psychology and Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom, and Douglas Mental Health University Institute and Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Verdun, Québec H4H 1R2, Canada.

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Elevated visual cortex GABA dampens visual processing, leading to underestimation of subsecond visual intervals. This neurochemical difference explains individual variations in time perception.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology

Background:

Time perception is crucial for cognitive and motor functions.
Mechanisms behind individual differences in time perception are not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the role of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the visual cortex on time perception.
To test if elevated visual cortex GABA leads to underestimation of visual interval durations.

Main Methods:

Participants performed psychophysical tasks for visual interval discrimination and temporal reproduction.
In vivo resting-state GABA levels in the visual cortex were measured using magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

Main Results:

A positive time-order error (relative underestimation) in perceived duration was selectively correlated with visual cortex GABA concentrations.
Elevated GABA levels were associated with a rightward shift in psychometric functions, indicating underestimation.

Conclusions:

Visual cortex GABA levels contribute to individual differences in time perception.
Findings demonstrate anatomical, neurochemical, and task specificity in GABA's role.