Uncovering the architecture of the temporal mind

该研究计划的目的是更好地了解处理日常生活中的时间需求所需的机制。基本上，采用心理物理学的方法(模型、规律、方法、定量分析)对时间问题进行实证研究和数据分析。它还计划使用成像技术来研究参与时间处理的大脑机制。下一阶段的实证研究包括三个主要研究途径：(A)用不同感觉模式传递的信号标记连续间隔序列的多通道方法；(B)基于身体内部状态效应的方法；(C)关注刺激标记间隔的象征意义的影响的方法。 这项研究计划应该有助于了解与环境的时间适应有关的机制以及感觉通道的特性。最终，在应用方面，该计划应该被证明有助于开发注意力能力测试和康复方法，以训练(听觉/节奏和成像训练)有语言或运动缺陷的人。

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.