Lindström’s Theory of Time Perception

Lindström’s Theory of Time Perception suggests that our experience of time results from the brain’s interpretation of sensory information and internal processes. It proposes that time perception involves both bottom-up signals from external stimuli and top-down predictions based on memory and context. The brain continuously compares expected and actual sensory inputs to create a coherent sense of time passing. This dynamic process allows us to perceive duration and order of events accurately, but can be influenced by attention, emotional states, or novel experiences, which may distort our perception of how quickly or slowly time seems to pass.