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Vestibular Stimulation Causes Contraction of Subjective Time
As the cerebellum is involved in vestibular and time-keeping processes, we asked if the latter are related. We conducted three experiments to investigate the effects of vestibular stimulation on temporal processing of supra-second durations. In Experiment 1, subjects had to perform temporal producti...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9150509/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35651831 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnint.2022.831059 |
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author | Utegaliyev, Nariman von Castell, Christoph Hecht, Heiko |
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description | As the cerebellum is involved in vestibular and time-keeping processes, we asked if the latter are related. We conducted three experiments to investigate the effects of vestibular stimulation on temporal processing of supra-second durations. In Experiment 1, subjects had to perform temporal productions of 10- and 15-s intervals either standing on both feet or while being engaged in the difficult balancing task of standing on one foot with their eyes closed (or open for control purposes). In Experiment 2, participants were required to produce intervals of 5, 10, 15, and 20 s while standing on both feet with their eyes open or closed, which constituted an easier balancing task. In Experiment 3, we removed the active balancing; temporal productions of the same four durations had to be performed with the eyes open or closed during the passive vestibular stimulation induced by the oscillatory movements of a swing. Participants produced longer intervals when their eyes were closed, but active balancing was not the culprit. On the contrary, temporal over-production was particularly pronounced during the passive vestibular stimulation brought about by the swing movements. Taken together, the experiments demonstrate that the contraction of the subjective time during balancing tasks with closed eyes is most likely of vestibular origin. |
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spelling | pubmed-91505092022-05-31 Vestibular Stimulation Causes Contraction of Subjective Time Utegaliyev, Nariman von Castell, Christoph Hecht, Heiko Front Integr Neurosci Neuroscience As the cerebellum is involved in vestibular and time-keeping processes, we asked if the latter are related. We conducted three experiments to investigate the effects of vestibular stimulation on temporal processing of supra-second durations. In Experiment 1, subjects had to perform temporal productions of 10- and 15-s intervals either standing on both feet or while being engaged in the difficult balancing task of standing on one foot with their eyes closed (or open for control purposes). In Experiment 2, participants were required to produce intervals of 5, 10, 15, and 20 s while standing on both feet with their eyes open or closed, which constituted an easier balancing task. In Experiment 3, we removed the active balancing; temporal productions of the same four durations had to be performed with the eyes open or closed during the passive vestibular stimulation induced by the oscillatory movements of a swing. Participants produced longer intervals when their eyes were closed, but active balancing was not the culprit. On the contrary, temporal over-production was particularly pronounced during the passive vestibular stimulation brought about by the swing movements. Taken together, the experiments demonstrate that the contraction of the subjective time during balancing tasks with closed eyes is most likely of vestibular origin. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-16 /pmc/articles/PMC9150509/ /pubmed/35651831 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnint.2022.831059 Text en Copyright © 2022 Utegaliyev, von Castell and Hecht. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Neuroscience Utegaliyev, Nariman von Castell, Christoph Hecht, Heiko Vestibular Stimulation Causes Contraction of Subjective Time |
title | Vestibular Stimulation Causes Contraction of Subjective Time |
title_full | Vestibular Stimulation Causes Contraction of Subjective Time |
title_fullStr | Vestibular Stimulation Causes Contraction of Subjective Time |
title_full_unstemmed | Vestibular Stimulation Causes Contraction of Subjective Time |
title_short | Vestibular Stimulation Causes Contraction of Subjective Time |
title_sort | vestibular stimulation causes contraction of subjective time |
topic | Neuroscience |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9150509/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35651831 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnint.2022.831059 |
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