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Sense of Time

How we perceive time

Consciousness
Floating Happily Without a Sense of Time or Self

Marc Wittmann Ph.D. on May 1, 2024

Altered states of consciousness during Floatation-REST can make someone feel relaxed and happy through the dissolution of body boundaries and a loss of subjective time.

Altered states of consciousness during Floatation-REST can make someone feel relaxed and happy through the dissolution of body boundaries and a loss of subjective time.

Memory
How to Make a Lifetime Seem Longer and More Fulfilling

Marc Wittmann Ph.D. on January 28, 2024

Becoming more aware of our feelings and to actively regulate them is a path to emotionally richer and memorable periods of life. This in turn leads to a subjectively longer life.

Becoming more aware of our feelings and to actively regulate them is a path to emotionally richer and memorable periods of life. This in turn leads to a subjectively longer life.

Neuroscience
Time Consciousness Explained

Marc Wittmann Ph.D. on September 12, 2023

The mystery of subjective time has been solved. We as humans sense the passage of time through our bodily and emotional feelings.

The mystery of subjective time has been solved. We as humans sense the passage of time through our bodily and emotional feelings.

Philosophy
Time and Existence: How Artists Try to Grasp the Ineffable

Marc Wittmann Ph.D. on August 6, 2023

Contemporary artists find different expressions to cope with existential aspects of time referring to either the expiring life (chronos) or the passing moment to moment (kairos).

Contemporary artists find different expressions to cope with existential aspects of time referring to either the expiring life (chronos) or the passing moment to moment (kairos).

Free Will
Why Free Will Is Real

Marc Wittmann Ph.D. on February 19, 2023

Scientists and philosophers typically claim that free will is an illusion. Are they correct?

Scientists and philosophers typically claim that free will is an illusion. Are they correct?

Neuroscience
The Mystery of Subjective Time: A Case for Embodiment

Marc Wittmann Ph.D. on December 23, 2021

The perception of time is of essence for organising our daily life. Yet researchers do not agree on how the brain processes time. Here is my answer: It's all about the body.

The perception of time is of essence for organising our daily life. Yet researchers do not agree on how the brain processes time. Here is my answer: It's all about the body.

Alcoholism
The Power of Dionysus: Effects of Red Wine on Consciousness

Marc Wittmann Ph.D. on September 25, 2021

Our study in a wine bar in Lisabon shows how two glasses of red wine lead to blissful states. Alcohol in moderate doses can enrich one’s life spent together with others.

Our study in a wine bar in Lisabon shows how two glasses of red wine lead to blissful states. Alcohol in moderate doses can enrich one’s life spent together with others.

Loneliness
The Felt Passage of Time During the Pandemic

Marc Wittmann Ph.D. on November 6, 2020

To prevent boredom and irritation during lockdown, we need satisfying social relations with the people we live with and to occupy ourselves in a meaningful way.

To prevent boredom and irritation during lockdown, we need satisfying social relations with the people we live with and to occupy ourselves in a meaningful way.

Meditation
Color Affects Our Subjective Wellbeing and Sense of Time

Marc Wittmann Ph.D. on October 6, 2020

Color affects us more strongly than you might think. Compared to red, green induces a relaxation effect in combination with a feeling of a faster passage of time.

Color affects us more strongly than you might think. Compared to red, green induces a relaxation effect in combination with a feeling of a faster passage of time.