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Nicola Binetti¹, Charlotte Harrison², Isabelle Mareschal³

¹Department of Experimental Psychology, University College London, London, UK. nicolabinetti@gmail.com.

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Neuroscience
Psychology
Vision Science

Background:

Accurate timing of events is crucial for effective sensory processing.
Endogenous physiological signals are hypothesized to underpin interval timing.
Arousal, indexed by pupil dilation, is explored as a potential timing signal.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the role of arousal in the perceived duration of gaze shifts.
To determine if pupil dilation fluctuations correlate with timing judgments.
To understand timing strategies under uncertainty.

Main Methods:

Participants performed a Standard/Probe gaze-shift duration discrimination task.
Pupil dilation was recorded and analyzed in relation to "Longer/Shorter" judgments.
Analysis focused on pupil responses to identical Standard and Probe stimuli to isolate endogenous signals.

Main Results:

Pupil dilation hazard rates predicted the classification of sub-second intervals.
Steeper pupil dilation correlated with "Longer" duration classifications.
Participants relied solely on the second stimulus for timing decisions.

Conclusions:

The accumulation of endogenous arousal signals, reflected in pupil dilation, informs gaze-shift duration judgments.
Arousal-based timing mechanisms are employed even under conditions of high uncertainty.
Gaze-shift timing appears to utilize a stimulus-dependent timer that leverages arousal.