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Hot times for the dorsal striatum

Nature Neuroscience volume 26, pages 1320–1321 (2023)Cite this article

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Monteiro and colleagues used temperature manipulation to bidirectionally alter the speed of neuronal dynamics in the dorsal striatum of anesthetized rats. This manipulation selectively slowed down or sped up time perception, providing insights into the mechanisms of time-based decisions.

Time is at the heart of most of our daily decisions and actions. As we stand at a pedestrian crossing, we often must make quick estimates as to whether we have enough time to make it across as an oncoming vehicle approaches. Well-timed behaviors are obviously not exclusive to humans; for example, many other animals appear to wait or exploit food resources for precise durations or at regular time intervals as they forage. From such examples, it seems reasonable to assume that animals have an inner sense of time to make decisions on the basis of duration.

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Fig. 1: Temperature manipulation biases time-based decisions.

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