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'''Time distortion''' is an effect that makes the passage of time difficult to keep track of and wildly distorted. It is usually felt in two different forms: time expansion and time compression. It can, however, also be experienced through forms of perceived repetition which result in what are known as time loops. | '''Time distortion''' is an effect that makes the passage of time difficult to keep track of and wildly distorted. It is usually felt in two different forms: time expansion and time compression. It can, however, also be experienced through forms of perceived repetition which result in what are known as time loops. | ||
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The most common of these is time expansion. Time expansion can be described as the feeling that time has slowed down. This seems to stem from the fact that during an intense [[hallucinogenic]] trip, abnormally large amounts of experience are felt in very short periods of time. This creates the illusion that more time has passed than actually has. For example, at the end of certain experiences one may feel that they have undergone any number of days, weeks, months, years or even eternal and infinite periods of time. | The most common of these is time expansion. Time expansion can be described as the feeling that time has slowed down. This seems to stem from the fact that during an intense [[hallucinogenic]] trip, abnormally large amounts of experience are felt in very short periods of time. This creates the illusion that more time has passed than actually has. For example, at the end of certain experiences one may feel that they have undergone any number of days, weeks, months, years or even eternal and infinite periods of time. | ||
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Studies have demonstrated that psilocin the active compound in psychedelic [[Psilocin #Psilocybin mushrooms|mushrooms]] significantly impairs subjects' ability to gauge time intervals longer than 2.5 seconds, impairs their ability to synchronize to inter-beat intervals longer than 2 seconds, and reduces their "preferred" tapping rate. These results are consistent with the drug's role in affecting prefrontal cortex activity, and the role that the prefrontal cortex is known to play in time perception. | Studies have demonstrated that psilocin the active compound in psychedelic [[Psilocin #Psilocybin mushrooms|mushrooms]] significantly impairs subjects' ability to gauge time intervals longer than 2.5 seconds, impairs their ability to synchronize to inter-beat intervals longer than 2 seconds, and reduces their "preferred" tapping rate. These results are consistent with the drug's role in affecting prefrontal cortex activity, and the role that the prefrontal cortex is known to play in time perception. | ||
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The second form, time compression, is more common within [[stimulant|stimulating]] substances than [[hallucinogens]]. It can be described as the experience of time speeding up and passing much quicker than it usually would within everyday life. | The second form, time compression, is more common within [[stimulant|stimulating]] substances than [[hallucinogens]]. It can be described as the experience of time speeding up and passing much quicker than it usually would within everyday life. | ||
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The third and most inconsistent form, time loops, is more common with [[LSD]] than that of any other traditional or commonly used [[psychedelic]]. This can be described as feeling as though time and real life events are repeating themselves often in a continuous cyclic rhythm. This usually feels like time is no longer being perceived in a linear fashion so real life scenarios that only physically occurred once can appear to occur multiples times in a row when the user is having this experience. This particular form of time distortion often leads to [[confusion]] and is most of the time only temporary. | The third and most inconsistent form, time loops, is more common with [[LSD]] than that of any other traditional or commonly used [[psychedelic]]. This can be described as feeling as though time and real life events are repeating themselves often in a continuous cyclic rhythm. This usually feels like time is no longer being perceived in a linear fashion so real life scenarios that only physically occurred once can appear to occur multiples times in a row when the user is having this experience. This particular form of time distortion often leads to [[confusion]] and is most of the time only temporary. | ||
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