The aim of the present review article is to guide the reader through portions of the human
time perception, or temporal processing, literature. After distinguishing the main …

Time and space are tightly linked in the physical word. Recently, several lines of evidence
have suggested that the mental representation of time might be spatial in nature. For …

Highlights•Human spatial navigation as involving three fundamental forms of
representations and strategies: allocentric, egocentric, and beacon.•How we navigate differs …

Previous research suggests that people construct mental time lines to represent and reason
about time. However, is the ability to represent space truly necessary for representing events …

Time and space are intimately related, but what is the real nature of this relationship? Is time
mapped metaphorically onto space such that effects are always asymmetric (ie, space …

Across many cultures people conceptualize time as extending along a horizontal Mental
Time Line (MTL). This spatial mapping of time has been shown to depend on experience …

Using a concise question and answer format, The Perception of Time: Your Questions
Answered examines basic temporal processes and the ways in which our perception of time …

Several brain-imaging and lesion studies have suggested a role for the posterior parietal
cortex (PPC) in computing interval-timing tasks. PPC also seems to have a key role in …

Estimations of time and number share many similarities in both non-humans and man. The
primary focus of this review is on the development of time and number sense across infancy …

Judging how far away something is and how long it takes to get there is critical to memory
and navigation. Yet, the neural codes for spatial and temporal information remain unclear …