Timing Research Forum 4

Chair:Thomas Hinault(INSERM)

Time processing, the ability to process and memorize temporal information, is essential for cognitive functioning and supports the seamless execution of many of life’s daily tasks. While cognitive aging is typically associated with changes in attention and memory, mounting evidence indicates distinct alterations in time processing in older age. These changes in time processing are exacerbated in pathological aging, including neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and semantic dementia.
Research exploring interindividual differences in time processing with advancing age, and their underlying neural substrates, are crucial to inform our understanding of trajectories of healthy aging, as well as to improve the early detection of neurodegenerative disorders. Moreover, understanding the cognitive mechanisms driving age-related changes in time processing has the potential to improve our capacity to intervene and support older individuals to live well. In turn, investigating healthy and pathological aging trajectories can inform current neurocognitive models of time processing.
To address these questions, this symposium brings together a panel of diverse speakers from three different countries who will discuss recent developments in the cognitive neuroscience of time processing. Our objective is to provide a comprehensive overview of the neurocognitive mechanisms underpinning altered time processing in healthy and pathological aging, and to promote multidisciplinary collaboration to inspire new directions for future research.