The project first aims at clearing out which working memory process is involved in this counting process, what kind of information is used as input, and what kind of representation of duration results from this processing. Therefore, methods specific to time estimation and working memory research will be combined. Data from elderly people and from people suffering from neurological disorders will be integrated, to further qualify the processes at play in healthy adult subjects.
Models also emphasize the importance of a long-term reference store for duration.
Both groups typically display bad prospective memory performance, and their findings will help us to unravel to basic mechanisms of time scheduling in future activities.