GP document - Mindful Timekeeping

A Neuroscientific perspective of
Time-Perception
A neuroscientific definition of time perception
is that , it is the sum of stimuli associated with
cognitive processes and environmental
changes. Thus the perception of time requires
a complex neural mechanism and may be
changed by emotional state, level of attention,
memory, diseases. Despite this knowledge,
associated neurological circuit is still not
completely understood. [17]
Frontal cortex
Basal Ganglia
Parietal Cortex
Almost the entire brain, as depicted in Fig.1.3
is found to be involved when it comes to time
perception. From the fronto-polar region of the
frontal lobe (which is the most frontal part of
the brain) playing a significant part in thinking
about the future, to Hippocampus seated at
the back of the brain, responsible for long term
memory playing its part in thinking about the
past. It is the pathways in the midbrain that is
associated with present. Cerebellum plays a
crucial role in timing and synchronising.
Cerebellum
Hippocampus
Fig 1.4 :Cortical and subcortical areas involved in the time perception cerebral mechanisms.
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