Distinct systems for automatic and cognitively controlled time measurement: evidence from neuroimaging

A recent review of neuroimaging data on time measurement argued that the brain activity seen in association with timing is not influenced by specific characteristics of the task performed. In contrast, we argue that careful analysis of this literature provides evidence for separate neural timing sys...

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Published in:Current opinion in neurobiology 2003-04, Vol.13 (2), p.250-255
Main Authors: Lewis, Penelope A, Miall, R Christopher
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Brain - physiology
Brain Mapping
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neural Pathways - physiology
Psychomotor Performance - physiology
Time Perception - physiology
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Summary:A recent review of neuroimaging data on time measurement argued that the brain activity seen in association with timing is not influenced by specific characteristics of the task performed. In contrast, we argue that careful analysis of this literature provides evidence for separate neural timing systems associated with opposing task characteristics. The ‘automatic’ system draws mainly upon motor circuits and the ‘cognitively controlled’ system depends upon prefrontal and parietal regions.
ISSN:0959-4388
1873-6882
DOI:10.1016/S0959-4388(03)00036-9