Timing Rhythms: Perceived Duration Increases with a Predictable Temporal Structure of Short Interval Fillers.

ABSTRACT: Variations in the temporal structure of an interval can lead to remarkable differences in perceived duration. For example, it has previously been shown that isochronous intervals, that is, intervals filled with temporally regular stimuli, are perceived to last longer than intervals left empty or filled with randomly timed stimuli. Characterizing the extent of such distortions is crucial to understanding how duration perception works. One account to explain effects of temporal structure is a non-linear accumulator-counter mechanism reset at the beginning of every subinterval. An alternative explanation based on entrainment to regular stimulation posits that the neural response to each filler stimulus in an isochronous sequence is amplified and a higher neural response may lead to an overest

SUBMITTER: Horr NK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4608791 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature