Science says that technology is speeding up our brains’ perception of time - ScienceAlert
Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap
Science says that technology is speeding up our brains’ perception of time - ScienceAlert
'Every year, it feels like time speeds up a little more. One day it's Easter and then before you know it, some high school friend's posting on Facebook about how there are only five more Fridays before Christmas (seriously, what the hell).
But it turns out it's not just another downside of getting older – a psychologist has found evidence that our constant use of technology is making our brains more efficient at processing information, and as a result is tricking us into thinking time is passing faster than it really is.
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"On the positive side, a faster processing speed may be an advantage in many circumstances," said McLouhglin. But she's also investigating the long-term effects of this speed-up.
“I feel it would lead to an increase in time-stress, which has been linked to heart disease, among other things," she said. "High time-pressure is also significantly related to distress among both men and women, and is related to increased levels of depression in women who work outside of the home."
So the good news is that time isn't actually speeding up, only our brains are. The bad news is that we're all too busy using technology to appreciate the extra time that buys us. Ah, the irony. '
http://www.sciencealert.com/research-suggests-that-technology-is-speeding-up-our-perception-of-time
http://www.sciencealert.com/research-suggests-that-technology-is-speeding-up-our-perception-of-time
Science says that technology is speeding up our brains’ perception of time - ScienceAlert
'Every year, it feels like time speeds up a little more. One day it's Easter and then before you know it, some high school friend's posting on Facebook about how there are only five more Fridays before Christmas (seriously, what the hell).
But it turns out it's not just another downside of getting older – a psychologist has found evidence that our constant use of technology is making our brains more efficient at processing information, and as a result is tricking us into thinking time is passing faster than it really is.
[...]
"On the positive side, a faster processing speed may be an advantage in many circumstances," said McLouhglin. But she's also investigating the long-term effects of this speed-up.
“I feel it would lead to an increase in time-stress, which has been linked to heart disease, among other things," she said. "High time-pressure is also significantly related to distress among both men and women, and is related to increased levels of depression in women who work outside of the home."
So the good news is that time isn't actually speeding up, only our brains are. The bad news is that we're all too busy using technology to appreciate the extra time that buys us. Ah, the irony. '
http://www.sciencealert.com/research-suggests-that-technology-is-speeding-up-our-perception-of-time
http://www.sciencealert.com/research-suggests-that-technology-is-speeding-up-our-perception-of-time
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