The Psychology of Human Temporality

David Gilden (University of Texas, Austin)

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Cambridge University Press
13 November 2025

Research methods: general; Cognition & cognitive psychology; Neurosciences

Understanding human temporality is a theoretical and experimental challenge, requiring oblique and imaginative ways to capture the manner in which time enters and structures human experience. This book bridges music, physics, and experimental psychology to present a unique perspective on the experience of time that is rooted in both physical theory and Gestalt psychology. Featuring a novel framework based on the idea that time enters mind through the dynamics of memory decay, it draws on the author's research experience in astrophysics and cognitive psychology to present a unique perspective on this topic. It will be of interest to students, researchers, and anyone seeking deeper insight into how the mind and body interact to shape personal experience and the world we inhabit.

By: David Gilden (University of Texas Austin)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 281g
ISBN: 9781009408769
ISBN 10: 1009408763
Pages: 188
Publication Date: 13 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. The nature of sensation and the experience of time passage; 2. Gestalt and the otherness of everyday experience; 3. Near and far in space and time; 4. Memory with and without remembering; 5. The activated mind; 6. The decay process; 7. The body in time; 8. An allometry for rhythmic pulse; 9. Allometries in body energetics; 10. The feeling of time.

David Gilden is a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, USA. Trained originally in theoretical astrophysics, his research interests cover topics in mathematical psychology, attention, perception, and memory. Gilden is best known for the discovery of 1/f noise in human cognition.