Engaging narratives evoke similar neural activity and lead to similar time perception

Abstract It is said that we lose track of time - that “time flies” - when we are engrossed in a story. How does engagement with the story cause this distorted perception of time, and what are its neural correlates? People commit both time and attentional resources to an engaging stimulus. For narrat...

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Main Authors: Samantha S. Cohen, Simon Henin, Lucas C. Parra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04402-4