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Topic: Why having fun makes time speed
Scientists have come up with a theory for why time flies when you are having fun - and drags when you are bored. Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain change depending on how we focus on a task. Concentrating on time passing, as we do when bored, will trigger brain activity which will make it seem as though the clock is ticking more slowly.
The research, by the French Laboratory of Neurobiology and Cognition, is published in the magazine Science. In the study, 12 volunteers watched an image while researchers monitored their brain activity using MRI scans. Volunteers were given a variety of tasks. In one they were told to concentrate simply on the duration of an image, in another they were asked to focus on the colour, and in a third they were asked to concentrate on both duration and colour.
The results showed that a network of brain regions was activated when more subjects were paid attention to duration. It is thought that if the brain is busy focusing on many aspects of a task, then it has to spread its resources thinly, and pays less heed to time passing. Therefore, time passes without us really noticing it, and seems to go quickly. However, if the brain is not stimulated in this way, it concentrates its full energies on monitoring the passing of time. This may make time seem to drag, but in fact it is probably a more accurate perception of reality.
Indeed, the researchers found that the more volunteers concentrated on the duration of the images, the more accurate were their estimates of its duration. Lead researcher Dr Jennifer Coull said many of the areas of the brain involved in estimating time were the same that played a key role in controlling movement, and preparing for action. She said this overlap suggests that the brain may make sense of time as intervals between movements, in much the same way as a musician marks time with his foot, or an athlete anticipates the sound of a starter's pistol.
Questions:
1.Do you agree the research of this article? Do you have sense of time? If so, can you share us your won experience about your sense of time? EX: You can get up in the morning without clock alarming, or something else.
2.Do you think it’s an important factor for successful men to have a sense of time? Why do you think so?
3.As the article mentioned, you will find time passing so rapidly while you have a lot of fun or you focus on something. Pick up any case that you have had of your time passing quickly, and share it with your companions.
4.What will you do when you feel time passing “ so slowly”?
5.Have you ever dealt with a variety of tasks in the same time? How did you feel it? Efficiently or inefficiently?
6.Do you think you are punctual to do everything based on your schedule? Do you think this kind of habit make you seem to be a robot?
7.Do you think men are better in time-control than ladies? Why? If your spouse have bad concept in time-control, do you mind it?
Extension Questions:
1.Do you think time passing so quickly in our club? Do you have fun here? Tell us something about your feeling to our club.
2.Any creative opinions you can provide to us, tell us.
3.Which part do you prefer? Gossiping session or topic session.
4.What’s your plan for the coming Christmas? Tell us.
Eventually, many thanks for our assistant host Mr. Ian sought for this article for us.
Appreciated your participation.
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