The brain uses loosely connected clocks to track time
Rather than relying on a single master timer, different regions of the brain maintain their own local clocks that stay synchronized through sparse neural connections.
The human brain does not rely on a single, centralized stopwatch to manage the seconds. Instead, it operates like a network of independent clocks located in different regions, such as the motor cortex and the parietal cortex. These areas track time by firing neurons in specific sequences, creating a local representation of how much time has passed during a task.
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