New rat research lends credence to the old proverb, 'time flies when you're having fun'
A recent rat-brain study offers insight into how the brain tells time, and its lead researcher believes the findings have practical applications for how we can cope with unpleasant things in life, or make the most of a good time.
“We tell time in our own experience by things we do, things that happen to us,” lead author and UNLV psychology professor James Hyman said in a. “When we’re still and we’re bored, time goes very slowly because we’re not doing anything or nothing is happening. On the contrary, when a lot of events happen, each one of those activities is advancing our brains forward.” Thus, the researcher concluded, “the more that we do and the more that happens to us, the faster time goes.
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