Uncovering the architecture of the temporal mind

该研究计划的目的是为了更好地理解处理日常生活中时间需求所需的机制。基本采用心理物理方法（模型、规律、方法、定量分析）对时间问题进行实证调查和数据分析。还计划使用成像技术来研究涉及时间加工的大脑机制。下一个项目期间的实证研究包括三个主要研究途径：(a)由不同感官模式传递的信号标记的连续间隔序列的多模态方法，(b)基于身体内部状态影响的方法，以及(c)侧重于标记间隔的刺激的符号意义影响的方法。

The objective of the research program is to gain better understanding of the mechanisms required for dealing with the temporal requirements in daily life. Basically, a psychophysical approach (models, laws, methods, quantitative analyses) is adopted for empirically investigating the timing problems and analyzing data. It is also planned to use imaging techniques for studying the cerebral mechanisms involved in temporal processing. The empirical investigations during the next term of the program include three main investigating avenues: (a) a multimodal approach with sequences of successive intervals marked by signals delivered from different sensory modes, (b) an approach based on the effect of internal body states and (c) an approach focusing on the influence of the symbolic meaning of stimuli marking intervals. This research program should contribute to fundamental knowledge about the mechanisms involved in the temporal adaptation to the environment and about the properties of the sensory modalities. Ultimately, in terms of applications, the program should prove useful for developing tests of attentional capacities and rehabilitation methods for training (auditory/rhythmic and imaging training) people having speech or locomotion deficits.