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Published on: February 14, 2014
Biologia Futura: does the aging process contribute to the relativity of time?
Vladimir Z Ajdžanović1, Branka T Šošić-Jurjević2, Jovan T Ranin3
1Department of Cytology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"-National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. avlada@ibiss.bg.ac.rs.
Abstract:
In his Theory of relativity, Einstein determined that the time is relative to the reference frame of the observer. Under specific conditions, there is a difference in the elapsed time between two clocks, known as time dilation. A similar relativistic effect could be attributed to the brain operating at different frequencies, e.g., while it is slow and during the thought process. Time flow and the aging process are causally linked. Herein, we introduce physical relativity into the mind/thought context and elaborate changed perception of the time flow (the impression of the time acceleration) with aging. The phenomenology of time is observed in the context of physical and biological clock, as well as by introducing the category of 'mind time.' Mental processing impairment is crucial for the "aging-caused relativity of time," while adjusting of its' perception seems to be a matter of body/mind rest, mental hygiene and physical activity of the aging subject. We also provide a brief overview of the perception of time flow in some disease states that coincide with aging. Our main idea has a perspective for future development in the interdisciplinary synergy of philosophy, physical-mathematical elaboration, experimental biology and clinical investigations.
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