Effect of Temporal Modulation of Tactile Stimulus on Time Perception

What is it about?

This study investigated how time perception differs between tactile and visual senses. The participants evaluated which of two stimuli—tactile flutter or visual flicker, modulated at various frequencies—appeared to last longer. Findings revealed that both modalities caused perceived time distortions, intensifying with higher frequencies, and these distortions were notably consistent between tactile and visual experiences. Contrary to previous beliefs, neither individual sensitivity nor perceptual saliency correlated with these time distortions, challenging the idea that subjective prominence drives such effects.

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