Ogden, RS, Dobbins, C, Slade, K, McIntyre, JC and Fairclough, SH (2022) The psychophysiological mechanisms of real-world time experience. Scientific Reports, 12 (1).

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Abstract

AbstractOur sense of time is fallible, often resulting in the sensation of time flying by quickly or dragging slowly. It has been suggested that changes in sympathetic (SNS) and parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) activity may influence the perceived passage of time, however this proposition has never been tested during real-world temporal experience. The current study directly tested the relationship between the passage of time and SNS–PNS activity in the real-world. Sixty-seven participants completed a normal day’s activities whilst wearing sensors to capture electrocardiography (ECG), electrodermal activity (EDA) and movement. They also provided hourly rating of the subjective speed at which time was passing. Results revealed that greater SNS activity (e.g., increased heart rate, frequency of phasic skin conductance response) was associated with time passing more quickly. PNS activity was not related to time experience. Whilst the findings support previous suggestions that changes in physiological arousal are associated with distortions to the passage of time, the effects are small and other factors are likely to contribute to real-world temporal experience.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology Q Science > QP Physiology T Technology > T Technology (General)
Divisions:	Psychology (from Sep 2019)
Publisher:	Nature Research
SWORD Depositor:	A Symplectic
Date Deposited:	01 Aug 2022 13:00
Last Modified:	01 Aug 2022 13:00
DOI or ID number:	10.1038/s41598-022-16198-z
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/17323

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