RESULTS & IMPACT

TEMPO is designed to advance frontline research on how the brain processes time, addressing a current research priority also recognized by the European Commission.

Scientific Impact

Findings may refine current models of time perception and inspire future basic, computational, animal and clinical research. As a bidirectional project, TEMPO will also enhance understanding of arousal-driven influences on learning and cognition, delivering behavioral and EEG results that indicate how arousal alters the accuracy and speed of timing judgments and learning, and yielding testable predictions for future work on arousal-cognition interactions across attention, learning and decision-making.

Social & Economic Impact

Although TEMPO focuses on healthy participants, its findings are likely to benefit future clinical research, offering new insight into temporal abilities in disorders such as Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia and ADHD. A deeper understanding of how the brain processes time could also improve predictive technologies such as virtual reality and navigation systems, with relevance for sports, healthcare, aviation and emergency services, where individuals must process information efficiently under stress.

Transfer & Open Science

Hypotheses and analysis plans will be preregistered on the Open Science Framework (OSF) before data collection. Results will be disseminated through at least one open-access, peer-reviewed publication, with interim and final manuscripts shared as preprints (e.g. bioRxiv). Datasets and analysis code will be deposited in public repositories following the FAIR principles, organized according to the Brain Imaging Data Structure (BIDS) to ensure replicability and reuse by other laboratories.

Dissemination

Findings will be presented at national (SEPEX, SEPNECA) and international conferences (e.g. Society for Neuroscience, Timing Research Forum), as well as at the CIMCYC annual meeting. Public engagement will include a popular science article (e.g. The Conversation) and activities at outreach festivals such as the European Researchers' Night and the Granada Science Week.