The timing database: An open-access, live repository for interval timing studies.

Area of Science:

• Cognitive Psychology
• Neuroscience
• Behavioral Science

Background:

• Current interval timing research relies on small, isolated studies, limiting generalizability.
• Existing studies often use single tasks and small sample sizes, hindering comprehensive understanding.
• A need exists for accessible, standardized data to facilitate large-scale analysis of interval timing.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce the Timing Database, a live, open-source repository for interval timing research data.
• To provide an online interface for accessing, compiling, and downloading diverse datasets.
• To promote novel analyses of temporal perception by consolidating data from multiple studies and tasks.

Main Methods:

• Compilation of 68 datasets from eight distinct interval timing tasks.
• Development of an online graphical user interface for data selection and retrieval.
• Organization of raw data into a standardized format for accessibility.

Main Results:

• The database currently houses data from various interval and temporal order judgment tasks.
• Demonstration of database utility by analyzing temporal accuracy, scalar property, and timing precision across studies.
• Establishment of a framework for integrating future interval timing datasets.

Conclusions:

• The Timing Database offers a valuable resource for the research community to explore interval timing.
• Centralized, open-source data will foster more robust and generalizable findings in temporal cognition.
• The database is intended to be a continuously growing repository for interval timing research.