ABSTRACT
This chapter demonstrates that the proposition that time is relative; that acceleration of time is associated with alienation; and that expansion of time is associated with authentic human experience. Humans and other mammals follow internal cycles and rhythms. Circadian rhythms refer to biological periods that have time frames close to the 24-hour day-night cycle. Several areas of the brain are involved in different aspects of time perception: the cerebellum; the basal ganglia; the inferior parietal lobes; the prefrontal cortex and the anterior cingulate gyrus. The cerebellum is involved in the coordination of movement which occurs within very short time intervals. The basal ganglia are active during tasks involving discrimination of time and discrimination of rhythms. The consciousness of time brings with it the consciousness of the journey towards death. James Mann comments that psychological time, unlike time that is measured by the clock, can expand or constrict in accordance with a number of factors including mood and interpersonal activity.
