Have you ever felt time slow down dramatically? Our findings with lead author Steve Taylor from the first socio-demographically representative sample: 70% have experienced at least one time expansion experience in their lifetime. brill.com/view/journal...

Time Expansion Experiences: A Survey and A Qualitative Study

Abstract We report the findings of a survey and a qualitative study of “time expansion experiences” (TEEs) in which time subjectively slows down dramatically. We found that 70% of a sample of 1043 US ...

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Thoughtful analysis of our EU TIMED project with Ruth Ogden and me: Your Perception Of Time Is, In Fact, Warped www.noemamag.com/your-percept...

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We keep marveling at how fast the years go by. The deeper problem is that we’re forgetting them — and losing the quiet, boring moments where memory forms.

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The final article of our EU Horizon 2020 VIRTUALTIMES project with Shiva Khoshnoud and @federicoalvarez.bsky.social at @igpp.bsky.social on Exploring and modifying the sense of time in virtual environments: "How playing video games downregulates self-referential processing".

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The latest publication to come out of my time as part of @marcwittmann.bsky.social's team, penned by EEG wizard Shiva Khoshnoud. It was a joy and an education to contribute to this study (as with everything we did). I’m thrilled to finally share the results here :) rdcu.be/jw1WdQ1Tca9a

Can Science Test the Possibility of Reincarnation? My Psychology Today blog on astounding findings at University of Virginia School of Medicine: In 1,678 cases, the more unexpected the death of the previous person, the shorter intermission time before rebirth www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sens...

Can Science Test the Possibility of Reincarnation?

The latest reincarnation research astoundingly reveals that the intermission time between a person’s death and a child’s birth is shorter following unexpected deaths.

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In the spirit of Arthur C Clarke “The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible” I hosted the symposium "Beyond self, time, and space" celebrating science and friendship under the eclipse of the sun: igpp.de/symposium-be...

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Impressions from the inspiring Symposium “Beyond Self, Time, and Space” Exploring Ontological Perspectives on the Nature of Mystical, Spiritual, and Transcendental Experiences organized by @marcwittmann.bsky.social shorturl.at/Tur3j

Subjective exceptional experiences are more common—and more transformative—than we think. Our research explores their link to meaning, self-transcendence, and awakening | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sens...

Subjective Exceptional Experiences in Self-Transformation

Subjective exceptional experiences are more common—and more transformative—than we think. New research explores their link to meaning, self-transcendence, and awakening.

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Watch my talk at the Floatation Tank Association webinar, May 28, 2026: Changing Self and Time: Altered States During and After Floatation-REST www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia1O...

Floatation Tank Association - Altered States During and After Floatation-REST Dr. Marc Whittmann

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My latest experimental co-production with my students: Trait absorption as predictor of altered states of consciousness across three relaxation induction methods: meditation, Ganzfeld, resting osf.io/preprints/ps...

I am among the speakers of this year's Float Conference im Norfolk, Virginia, September 18 - 20, 2026, presenting our IGPP work on inducing altered states of consciousness in Floatation-REST. www.floatconference.com/speakers

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See which float researchers, small business experts, and marketing gurus will be speaking at this year's Float Conference!

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Preprint out! Mapping nonordinary (exceptional) experiences in a representative German sample: Phenomenology, prevalence and links to self-transcendence osf.io/preprints/ps...

The first micro-phenomenological study regarding Floatation-REST is out: We assessed the diachronic and synchronic structure of experience related to altered states of consciousness, out of time and self: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The micro-phenomenology of Floatation-REST - BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

This micro-phenomenological study examines altered states of consciousness (ASC) during Floatation-REST, a sensory isolation method where individuals lie in a tank filled with Epsom salt-saturated wat...

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I am grateful to Marcin Moskalewicz for inviting me to give a talk on "Embodied time: Neural and bodily foundations of time perception" at the Time in the Mind 10th Summer School of Cognitive Science, Kazimierz, in Poland, 9.9.2026: lsk.kul.pl/projects/mar...

Marc Wittmann - Embodied Time: Neural and Bodily Foundations of Time Perception - Letnia Szkoła Kognitywistyki

Embodied Time: Neural and Bodily Foundations of Time Perception Marc Wittmann Institute for Frontier Areas of Psychology and Mental Health, Freiburg, Germany […]

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What happens in the brain during flow? Applying EEG microstate analysis during video game play, Shiva Khoshnoud @federicoalvarez.bsky.social and I found that flow is associated with reduced dynamics in brain states linked to self-referential processing in the DMN. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Why does time speed up as we age? Now in Springer Nature's Memory & Cognition journal: A fascinating case of falsification of our strong and convincing hypothesis with lead author Alice Teghil from Sapienza Università da Roma and my team at @igpp.bsky.social: link.springer.com/article/10.3...

Memory encoding for new information, not autobiographical memory load, is linked with age-related differences in subjective time passage over the past decade - Memory & Cognition

The widely replicated finding that time passage over the past decade is perceived as faster by older adults was the focus of this study. We investigated potential factors associated with this effect, ...

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The TIMED collaborative effort "The vanishing hours: Future temporal focus and the passage of time in the digital era". Individual and cross-country differences in how digital behaviour affects subjective passage of time: authors.elsevier.com/c/1mwyy_4NEt...

Justin Feinstein, President of the Float Research Collective gave a talk at @igpp.bsky.social, here it is now available on youtube:

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A decade of research exploring #Floatation-REST as a non-pharmacological intervention for stress and anxiety-related disorders Lecture by Dr. Justin Feinstein, President and Director of Float Research Collective New on our YouTube channel youtu.be/gBYMfCAdKqY #IGPPKolloquium

Justin Feinstein, President of Float Research Collective, gave a talk at @igpp.bsky.social Freiburg, here it is now availale on youtube:

IGPP@igpp.bsky.social · 7mo ago

A decade of research exploring #Floatation-REST as a non-pharmacological intervention for stress and anxiety-related disorders Lecture by Dr. Justin Feinstein, President and Director of Float Research Collective New on our YouTube channel youtu.be/gBYMfCAdKqY #IGPPKolloquium

Last few days for registering for SENSING TIME, the @timingresforum.bsky.social 2nd Summer School for Master’s students and early-stage PhD researchers, in Padua 6th-10th of July 2026 sites.google.com/view/sensing...

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The Shaping a World-class University program of University of Padova and TRF collaborated in the organization of the 2nd TRF training school that took place during the 6th and 10th of July 2026 in Pad...

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Our Special Issue on Investigating Extra-Sensory Experiences & Consciousness through Qualitative Research, edited by @donnamthomas.bsky.social and me. We welcome qualitative studies exploring this under-researched area for an understanding of consciousness think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

Next in our series on the most boring task ever in psychology: impulsive individuals feel more boredom while waiting—and it makes time feel slower: brill.com/view/journal...

Tuesday, 3.3.2026, at 3.15 pm CET, Dr. Justin Feinstein, President and Director of Float Research Collective gives a talk at the @igpp.bsky.social Freiburg. Stop by at the institute or join via zoom by requesting an email link here: igpp.de/en/justin-fe...

Justin Feinstein, PhD: "A decade of research exploring Floatation-REST as a non-pharmacological intervention for stress and anxiety-related disorders" - IGPP Institut für Grenzgebiete der Psychologie ...

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New preprint out: @donnamthomas.bsky.social and me exploring phenomenal parallels between exceptional experiences in childhood and altered states of consciousness in adults, based on the 8-dimensions approach bei Fort et al: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... The preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...

In the words of Maciej Stolarski, the initiator of this in memoriam article dedicated to Philip G. Zimbardo: "I am happy - and deeply moved - to share our newly published tribute paper honoring Phil, which in many ways feels like our final goodbye to him": onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Perspectives on Time and Personality: Philip G. Zimbardo (1934–2024) in Memoriam

The present paper aims to honor the memory of one of the most notable figures in psychological science over the past five decades, Philip G. Zimbardo, who sadly passed away in late 2024. To this end,...

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Call for Papers ! Submit your article to the Journal Qualitative Research in Psychology for a Special Issue on: Investigating Extra-Sensory Experiences and Consciousness through Qualitative Research Co-Guest Editor: @marcwittmann.bsky.social #ConsciousnessResearch shorturl.at/VYKFF

An anniversary! Four years of #Floatation-REST @igpp.bsky.social research with the Floataway.com cabin at Prana Freiburg: 2 doctoral theses, 2 master's theses, 2 third-party funding acquisitions, 3 publications, and here the lastest preprint: www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...

Im Rahmen der Vortragsreihe zu 75 Jahre Grenzgebietsforschung am @igpp.bsky.social am 18.11.2025 in Freiburg in der Universitätsbibliothek mein Vortrag: "Wie wir die Zeit erleben: Das leibliche Selbst, veränderte Bewusstseinszustände, anomale Phänomene" youtu.be/A_vhCAu1RwI?...

Wie wir die Zeit erleben: Das leibliche Selbst, veränderte Bewusstseinszustände, anomale Phänomene

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think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu... @marcwittmann.bsky.social Call for papers for this special issue 'Investigating Extra-Sensory Experiences and Consciousness through Qualitative Research

The @springernature.com book "The Bodily Self, Emotion, and Subjective Time: Exploring Interoception through the Contributions of A.D. (Bud) Craig" is out: 22 authors, 16 chapters. Neurobiology, Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroimaging, Musicology, Philosophy, ... link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

A sketch of an idea to a theory of why altered states of consciousness as induced through psychedelics, meditation, and Floatation-REST have therapeutic potential for alleviating psychiatric conditions. www.the-mind.org/the-mind/iss...

The Real Reason the Last Decade of Our Life Seems to Fly By. My Psychology Today blog on our latest empirical discovery with Alice Teghil as to why time speeds up as we grow older. It is not related to autobiographical memory but to cognitve decline. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sens...

The Real Reason the Last Decade of Our Life Seems to Fly By

Our new study shows why time feels like it speeds up with age. The good news: Older adults cherish and recall their meaningful experiences more vividly than the younger do.

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