MadSci Network: General Biology
Query:

Subject: Does metabolic rate affect perception of time?

Date: Sat Jan 8 16:10:24 2005
Posted by Jonathan
Grade level: teacher/prof School: Regional School Gush Etzion
City: Jerusalem State/Province: No state entered. Country: Israel
Area of science: General Biology
ID: 1105222224.Gb
Message:

A fly perceives us moving at a slower rate than we perceive ourselves. Is this 
determined by it's faster metabolic rate? When people with pacemeakers have 
their heartbeat rate made faster, they can think faster and get better results 
when doing Maths problems. Is this connected? How in general does the speed of 
an organism's metabolism affect it's perception of time? Has this issue been 
researched?


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