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How metabolism sets the clock

Why time feels faster

Chapter 1

The math of shrinking years

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Chapter 2

The power of first times

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Chapter 3

The brain's ticking clock

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Chapter 4

Reclaiming your days

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YOUR GOAL

Master of Why time feels faster

Ch 3 · The brain's ticking clock
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futura The Brain's Ticking Clock

Frames are dropping down, pathways getting long, time is speeding up!

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futura How metabolism sets the clock

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The suprachiasmatic nucleus

futura A tiny cluster of 20,000 neurons in the hypothalamus coordinates our daily sleep-wake cycle and changes as we age.

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The chemistry of anticipation

futura As we grow older, our brains produce less dopamine, a neurotransmitter that helps us track and anticipate intervals of time.

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BETA

futura Stack unique memories on your timeline to discover why time feels faster as you age.

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Fun Fact

Fever time: When you have a high fever, your internal biological clock ticks so fast that 30 seconds of real time can feel like a whole minute.

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Glossary
dopamine (noun)
A neurotransmitter in the brain that helps regulate movement, attention, learning, and emotional responses. Duke University neuroscientist Warren Meck discovered that the brain's internal pacemaker relies on this chemical.

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Gossip

Do you prefer waking up early with the sun or staying up late?

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Quiz

Which neurotransmitter, responsible for reward and timing, decreases by about 10% per decade as we age?

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futura The chemistry of anticipation

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Quiz

Approximately how many neurons make up the brain's master circadian clock, the SCN?

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futura Hoagland's feverish discovery

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Quiz

Which system in the brain uses dopamine to track and accumulate intervals of time?

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Quiz

What happens to our circadian rhythm and sleep patterns as the SCN ages?

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Quiz

How does a child's average heart rate and metabolic speed compare to an adult's?

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Quiz

What is the name of the master circadian clock located in the brain's hypothalamus?

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Quiz

What did scientist Hudson Hoagland discover about time perception in 1933?

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Quiz

How does a slower internal biological clock affect how we perceive the external world's time?

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