Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Disruption of Time Perception and of Self-Timed Actions
James Stone, Paul Morrison, Judith Nottage, Sagnik Bhattacharyya, Amanda Feilding, Philip Mcguire
Pharmacopsychiatry July 22, 2010 DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1255030 via OpenAlex
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractTHC impairs subjective time perception and reduces the rate of button pressing in healthy volunteers, but the change in button pressing rate is more closely related to impaired concentration and intoxication than to time perception. The disruption of self-timed actions from THC may arise from a different mechanism than alterations in time perception.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Experimental study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Healthy volunteers |
| Intervention | THC |
| Topics | Cannabis |
| Keywords | Time perception Psychology Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol Mechanism biology Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol |
| Citations | 13 |
| Key finding | THC impairs subjective time perception and reduces button pressing rate, but the change in button pressing rate is more related to concentration and intoxication than to time perception. |
Abstract
We tested the hypothesis that THC disrupts self-timed actions in healthy volunteers, and that this effect is related to self-rated perceptions of time distortion. We found that THC impaired subjective time perception and reduced the rate of button pressing, although the change in the rate of button pressing was more closely related to impaired concentration and intoxication. We conclude that THC-induced disruption of self-timed actions may arise from a different mechanism to alterations in time perception.