About this Research Topic
Time perception is different from sensory systems as there are no dedicated sensory organs or receptors for time. The brain appears to lead to a subjective sense of time by integrating a variety of endogenous and sensory inputs. Many studies have implicated cortico-basal ganglia networks in interval timing in the seconds to minutes range. However, the understanding of the psychological and neurobiological mechanisms of timing is far from complete. Recent advances in behavioral and neuroscientific techniques of measurement and manipulation, such as computer vision, motion tracking, optogenetics, chemogenetics, in vivo calcium imaging, reinforcement learning, and deep learning offers new opportunities for a more comprehensive understanding of mechanisms that underlie interval timing.
Across decades, research has focused on the elucidation of the cognitive and neural mechanisms that underlie the timing and time perception. However, there is no thorough explanation of how the brain creates time from sensory input and internal information. To understand the psychological and neurobiological mechanisms of timing, we need further scientific crosstalk and renewed conceptual integration between various lines of contemporary timing and time perception research that use multi-disciplinary techniques. By synthesizing the knowledge acquired from a broad range of research, this research topic aims to contribute to the understanding of the mechanism of timing and time perception based on novel technical methods of measurement and manipulation of brain and behavior.
We particularly encourage submissions that explore the following themes:
● Psychological and behavioral studies on time perception and timing behavior.
● Temporal organization of pavlovian (classical) and instrumental (operant) conditionings.
● Neurobiological research on timing and time perception using genetics, pharmacology, electrophysiology, optogenetics, chemogenetics, or in vivo calcium imaging.
Across decades, research has focused on the elucidation of the cognitive and neural mechanisms that underlie the timing and time perception. However, there is no thorough explanation of how the brain creates time from sensory input and internal information. To understand the psychological and neurobiological mechanisms of timing, we need further scientific crosstalk and renewed conceptual integration between various lines of contemporary timing and time perception research that use multi-disciplinary techniques. By synthesizing the knowledge acquired from a broad range of research, this research topic aims to contribute to the understanding of the mechanism of timing and time perception based on novel technical methods of measurement and manipulation of brain and behavior.
We particularly encourage submissions that explore the following themes:
● Psychological and behavioral studies on time perception and timing behavior.
● Temporal organization of pavlovian (classical) and instrumental (operant) conditionings.
● Neurobiological research on timing and time perception using genetics, pharmacology, electrophysiology, optogenetics, chemogenetics, or in vivo calcium imaging.
Keywords: Interval timing, Reward prediction, Learning, Memory, Conditioning
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