How do we estimate time when watching an action? The idea that events are timed by a centralized clock has recently been called into question in favour of distributed, specialized mechanisms. Here we provide evidence for a critical specialization: animate and inanimate events are separately timed by humans.

Carrozzo, M., Moscatelli, A., Lacquaniti, F. (2010). Tempo rubato : animacy speeds up time in the brain. PLOS ONE, 5(12), e15638 [10.1371/journal.pone.0015638].

Tempo rubato : animacy speeds up time in the brain

Moscatelli, A;LACQUANITI, FRANCESCO
2010-12-29

Abstract

How do we estimate time when watching an action? The idea that events are timed by a centralized clock has recently been called into question in favour of distributed, specialized mechanisms. Here we provide evidence for a critical specialization: animate and inanimate events are separately timed by humans.
29-dic-2010
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore BIO/09 - FISIOLOGIA
English
Male; time factors; nerve net; female; animals; language; humans; reaction time; kinetics; semantics; motion; models, biological; brain; adult
Carrozzo, M., Moscatelli, A., Lacquaniti, F. (2010). Tempo rubato : animacy speeds up time in the brain. PLOS ONE, 5(12), e15638 [10.1371/journal.pone.0015638].
Carrozzo, M; Moscatelli, A; Lacquaniti, F
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