Why Life Seems to Speed Up as We Age

2016-02-10

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Why does time appear to speed up as we get older? Can we slow it down?

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References:

Ageing and duration judgement:

http://bit.ly/1TRN0cr

Nerve conduction velocity slowing with age:

http://bit.ly/23Wq6oE

Experiments with rats suggest time perception is distributed across brain:

http://bit.ly/1T6IjdO

Time perception with repeated stimuli:

http://bit.ly/1TRNbo5

Energy usage in brain with age:

http://bit.ly/1nXliOU

Time perception in moments of fear / danger: