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Peer-reviewedCC BY 4.0Frontiers in Neurology

Mapping the neural basis of the perception of “flow of time”: interval timing and mental time travel in the human brain

  • Ryuta Ochi1,2
  • Mitsuru Kawamura2
  1. 1Course of Psychology, Graduate School of Letters, Chuo University, Hachioji, Japan
  2. 2Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Showa Medical University, Shinagawa-ku, Japan
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Abstract

Although neurodegenerative diseases and brain injuries have been reported to impair the perception of “the flow of time,” the underlying neural mechanisms remain uncertain. We examined symptoms related to interval timing and mental time travel, two neuropsychological phenomena associated with the perception of the flow of time that have been relatively well characterized. In addition, we reviewed the current evidence and proposed a potential underlying brain mechanism.

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@article{ochi2026mapping,
  title = {{Mapping the neural basis of the perception of “flow of time”: interval timing and mental time travel in the human brain}},
  author = {Ryuta Ochi and Mitsuru Kawamura},
  journal = {Frontiers in Neurology},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.3389/fneur.2026.1960572},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2026.1960572},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
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TI  - Mapping the neural basis of the perception of “flow of time”: interval timing and mental time travel in the human brain
AU  - Ryuta Ochi
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PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/12
JO  - Frontiers in Neurology
DO  - 10.3389/fneur.2026.1960572
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AB  - Although neurodegenerative diseases and brain injuries have been reported to impair the perception of “the flow of time,” the underlying neural mechanisms remain uncertain. We examined symptoms related to interval timing and mental time travel, two neuropsychological phenomena associated with the perception of the flow of time that have been relatively well characterized. In addition, we reviewed the current evidence and proposed a potential underlying brain mechanism.
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