Scientists propose "timescape" framework to study how animals perceive time differently from humans
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Mona Patterson
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Scientists have long wondered how animals perceive time differently from humans. A new review published in Trends in Cognitive Science introduces the concept of the "timescape" — a framework to study how nonhuman animals experience the temporal world. Lead author Ishan Singhal, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Sussex, discusses this new approach in an interview with Science. The research explores whether animals like tortoises experience time slowly or flies see the world in slow motion, and proposes a structured way to investigate these questions scientifically.
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Scientists have long wondered how animals perceive time, but the phenomenon has been tricky to study.
In a review published today in Trends in Cognitive Science, researchers propose a new framework to study how animals perceive the temporal world around them.
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