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Cognitive load impacts time estimation, but walking difficulty does not affect temporal judgments. This suggests motor tasks, even complex ones, do not interfere with our internal clock.

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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Human Motor Control

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  • Time estimation is influenced by attentional resources, as per scalar timing theory.
  • Previous research indicates cognitive load exacerbates time underestimation during walking more than sitting.
  • The specific impact of motor task demands on time perception remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how motor task difficulty influences time estimation.
  • To examine the interaction between motor activities and concurrent cognitive tasks on time perception.
  • To differentiate motor interference from cognitive interference in time estimation.

Main Methods:

  • Participants performed a cognitive task (arithmetic operations) concurrently with varying motor tasks (automated, controlled, and complex walking).
  • Time estimation accuracy and uncertainty were measured.
  • Cognitive performance (arithmetic accuracy) and reaction times were also assessed.

Main Results:

  • Time estimation accuracy was significantly affected by the difficulty of the cognitive task.
  • No significant effect of motor task complexity on time estimation was found.
  • No interaction was observed between walking difficulty and the concurrent cognitive task's impact on time estimation.

Conclusions:

  • Cognitive load, not motor task complexity, is the primary driver of altered time estimation during walking.
  • Demanding motor tasks like walking do not appear to interfere with time estimation in the same way as cognitive tasks.
  • Scalar timing theory's principles regarding attention apply primarily to cognitive load rather than motor execution complexity.