We perceive the passage of time based on the number of experiences we have — not some kind of internal clock, and increasing speed or output during an activity appears to affect how our brains perceive time

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Why annual events like Christmas and Ramadan feel like they come around more quickly each year | Perception of time speeding up between such events is widespread and influenced by enjoyment, memory function, and attention to time. Distortions in time perception are more pronounced with age.

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In the UK, 76% agreed Christmas felt like it came sooner, while 70% in Iraq expressed same about Ramadan. Those who reported greater enjoyment of Christmas or Ramadan were more likely to feel they came faster. Contrary to popular belief, older age was not associated with greater time distortions.

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Amphetamine 🧠💊 scrambles the brain’s sense of time ⏳ by degrading prefrontal neuron coordination. Researchers found that a single dose of amphetamine disrupted mice’s ability to judge time accurately by altering how neurons in the prefrontal cortex represent time.

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Repetition may sear a memory into your brain 🧠, but new research reveals this very process creates a powerful illusion, tricking you into believing the event happened much longer ago than it actually did ⏳.

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🍄 A recent study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology reveals that psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, causes individuals to underestimate the duration of visual events and perceive time as passing more slowly.

⏱️ Researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health in the Czech Republic, led by Petr Scholle, conducted a placebo-controlled, double-blind study with twenty-four healthy volunteers. The study measured time distortion without relying on physical movements, focusing on visual cues.

🧠 The study suggests that these temporal distortions are likely due to temporary disruptions in attention and memory, rather than a change in an internal biological clock. This offers insights into how the brain tracks the passage of seconds.

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Why getting extra time in your day seems to make you late: across seven studies of both real and hypothetically gained free time, researchers found this mental time expansion changes how we behave, and we’ll often spend longer doing the same things and choose activities that take more time

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• ⏰ New study by Sam Maglio and co-authors reveals that unexpectedly gained free time feels subjectively longer than regular time, leading people to spend more time on activities or choose longer versions of them.

• 💡 This psychological phenomenon occurs because the brain's reference point shifts from "nothing" to "something," making any gained time feel significant.

• 🚶 In one study, students who unexpectedly gained 10 minutes took 14% longer to leave a building, lingering to pack up slower and browse items.

• ⏳ Maglio suggests this "time trap" can lead to overestimating what can be done in gained time; setting alarms for important events is recommended.

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