# Does your heartbeat shape your sense of time?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxBerlin
- Speaker: Irena Arslanova
- Year: 2024
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/irena_arslanova_does_your_heartbeat_shape_your_sense_of_time)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Do you ever feel like time slows down when you’re bored but flies when you’re having fun? Cognitive neuroscientist Irena Arslanova explores the ways your brain and heart shape your perception of time, revealing how your heartbeat doesn’t just keep you alive — it also influences whether moments feel fleeting or stretched.

## Lectures

1. [Does your heartbeat shape your sense of time?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/irena_arslanova_does_your_heartbeat_shape_your_sense_of_time/fdea84e6864b), 10 min (TED's player)