Old people see time passing faster than young people

If you think time passes faster when we're old, you're right. A study in Brazil showed that older people feel time passes faster than young people.

To measure the perceived time of young people with the elderly, Sao Jose Medical University researchers in Brazil conducted a test of 233 volunteers (both men and women) in degrees aged 15 to 89. They asked the volunteers to close their eyes and count 120 seconds in the brain, Daily Mail reported.

"We want to do research to assess the perception of time in different age groups, to test the hypothesis that the older people feel, the faster time is passed," the research team said. .

It is very likely that chemical changes in the brain make older people feel different times than young people.(Photo: NBC).

The results showed that, if averaged, the 15-29-year-old group counted that time in 115 seconds, while the 30-49 age group counted in 96 seconds, but the group over 50 years old counted in 86 seconds. Thus, the group of people in the oldest age feels 25% faster than the youngest group.

The research team has not been able to determine the exact reason that older people feel time passes faster than young people. But they argue that it is likely that this phenomenon involves changes in the concentration of chemicals that regulate mental concentration and memory - two possibilities that affect the perception of time.

Scientists already know that changes in dopamine levels - a neurotransmitter are important for concentration - affect the sense of time.

Another hypothesis is: The knowledge and experience that people accumulate in life changes the ability to perceive time. Therefore, when we are young and experience something for the first time, we cherish every moment. But as we age, we have fewer new experiences, so it seems that time also leaves us.

"Newness has a big impact on memory. When we remember school holidays, or when we learn to swim, fly kites, memories seem endless," the team explained.