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Losing track of time through delayed body representations
Thomas H Fritz1, Agnes Steixner2, Joachim Boettger2
1Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences Leipzig, Germany ; Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Leipzig Leipzig, Germany ; Institute for Psychoacoustics and Electronic Music Ghent, Belgium.
Frontiers in Psychology
|April 29, 2015
Summary
Viewing delayed videos of yourself distorts time perception, potentially enhancing arousal and intoxication. This suggests manipulating body representation influences how we experience time, possibly through working memory.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Human-Computer Interaction
Background:
- Time perception is crucial for social functioning, but altered time experiences can serve recreational purposes.
- Social technologies may influence time perception by modulating body representation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate how real-time versus delayed videos of own-body representations affect time perception.
- To explore the relationship between altered body representation and subjective experiences like arousal and intoxication.
Main Methods:
- An experimental setup using virtual mirrors presented participants with real-time or delayed videos of themselves.
- Seventy participants either judged a 90-second interval or estimated their stay duration.
- Subjective experiences of arousal and intoxication were also assessed.
Main Results:
- Time-delayed body representations significantly influenced participants' time perception.
- Participants in delayed conditions reported increased arousal and intoxication.
- This suggests a link between body representation, working memory, and time perception.
Conclusions:
- Modulating body representation, particularly with time-delayed feedback, can alter subjective time perception.
- The mechanism may involve feeding immediate past sensory information into working memory.
- These findings have implications for understanding altered states of consciousness and potential applications in virtual reality and media design.
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