Distinct systems for automatic and cognitively controlled time measurement: Evidence from neuroimaging

Penelope A. Lewis, R. Christopher Miall

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    Abstract

    A recent review of neuroimaging data on time measurement argued that the brain activity seen in association with timing is not influenced by specific characteristics of the task performed. In contrast, we argue that careful analysis of this literature provides evidence for separate neural timing systems associated with opposing task characteristics. The 'automatic' system draws mainly upon motor circuits and the 'cognitively controlled' system depends upon prefrontal and parietal regions.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)250-255
    Number of pages5
    JournalCurrent opinion in neurobiology
    Volume13
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Apr 2003

    Keywords

    • Animals
    • physiology: Brain
    • Brain Mapping
    • Humans
    • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
    • physiology: Neural Pathways
    • physiology: Psychomotor Performance
    • physiology: Time Perception

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