Our perception of time

We believe that time always passes at the same rate, but time is a dimension that can vary with speed, especially if we approach the speed of light, or it can also vary if we approach a very massive object such as a black hole. .

The passage of time can also vary within our consciousness we can feeling that time passes faster or slower depending on physical factors.

For several years, scientists have suggested that changes in the activity of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems can influence individual perception of time, but this was only an assumption, it had not been scientifically proven until a recent study published by the University of Liverpool John Moores.

Their experiment was carried out with 67 volunteers and they have managed to show that when the activity of the sympathetic nervous system increased, that is, when the heartbeat accelerated, people perceived that time passed faster, specifically 10% faster.

This is the scientific analysis of something that we have all experienced when we are excited or doing sports or another activity that accelerates our rhythms, we have the feeling that time passes faster, but the most curious thing is the explanation that researchers give to this phenomenon, because it happens, because we feel that distortion of the passage of time.

According to scientists, such changes in the experience of the sensation of time could be the product of an evolutionary benefit, you will see for a caveman who had to face life or death situations such as the threat of the great beasts of the ice age, being able to feeling that time was passing faster could give you extra time to think and act more quickly looking for a solution that will save your life.

This study tells us that we are the descendants of those who managed to modify the sensation of the passage of time.

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