I ran across a person who has been having episodes of time speeding up rapidly, combined with fluctuations in auditory volume levels. -In trying to work out reasons why this might be happening, I've looked at migraine headaches, blood sugar issues, low oxygen (blacking out), and schizophrenia. I could offer some interesting ideas; One fellow offers that high stress events will sometimes cause time-distortion, and whether it speeds up or slows down depends on the sort of focus you are giving the moment...
http://www.cti-home.com/Distortion_of_Time___Space_Under_Stress.pdf
Interesting, but it offers only pattern observation of WHAT happens, but not WHY it happens. I was interested in the actual mechanics. Through the process of looking at this stuff, I found myself face to face with a question which has been bothering me for a long while now. "How does the brain decide when Now is?"
I found this paper which attempts to summarize the various theories for how the brain keeps track of time. . .
http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content/full/25/45/10369
Thus far, the findings in the scientific realm appear to be inconclusive; some interesting ideas, but really, there are no clear answers.
I was wondering if the C's might give some specifics on the mechanics behind how our brains perceive time. They said that our perception of time comes as a result of our DNA, which doesn't necessarily suggest a biological clock, but it might. So specifically, my questions are...
1. How is the "speed" of time established? Does our brain key itself to an external wave and frequency? Assuming yes, what is the source of that wave form?
2. How do our brains choose which frame of reality to focus on? Why is Now, Now and how did we pick it?
3. Is this a collective phenomenon? That is, does everybody on the planet all tick to the same clock, and are they all on the same frame, as it were?
Thank-you!
http://www.cti-home.com/Distortion_of_Time___Space_Under_Stress.pdf
Interesting, but it offers only pattern observation of WHAT happens, but not WHY it happens. I was interested in the actual mechanics. Through the process of looking at this stuff, I found myself face to face with a question which has been bothering me for a long while now. "How does the brain decide when Now is?"
I found this paper which attempts to summarize the various theories for how the brain keeps track of time. . .
http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content/full/25/45/10369
Thus far, the findings in the scientific realm appear to be inconclusive; some interesting ideas, but really, there are no clear answers.
I was wondering if the C's might give some specifics on the mechanics behind how our brains perceive time. They said that our perception of time comes as a result of our DNA, which doesn't necessarily suggest a biological clock, but it might. So specifically, my questions are...
1. How is the "speed" of time established? Does our brain key itself to an external wave and frequency? Assuming yes, what is the source of that wave form?
2. How do our brains choose which frame of reality to focus on? Why is Now, Now and how did we pick it?
3. Is this a collective phenomenon? That is, does everybody on the planet all tick to the same clock, and are they all on the same frame, as it were?
Thank-you!