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Remember when summer holidays lasted forever? Well, biology may be able to explain that John
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In fact, it may be that when faced with new situations our brains
record more richly detailed memories, so that it is our
recollection of the event that appears slower rather than the
event itself. This has been shown to be the case experimentally
for subjects experiencing free fall.
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time as we age? The theory goes that the older we get, the more
familiar we become with our surroundings. We dont notice the
detailed environments of our homes and workplaces. For
children, however, the world is an often unfamiliar place lled
with new experiences to engage with. This means children must
dedicate signicantly more brain power re-conguring their
mental ideas of the outside world. The theory suggests that this
appears to make time run more slowly for children than for adults
stuck in a routine.
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So get busy. Time ies, whether youre having fun or not. And
its ying faster and faster every day.
This article was rst published in The Conversation
(theconversation.com). Christian Yates is a lecturer in
mathematical biology at the University of Bath
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