Wiener studying learning & metacognition for the perception of time

George Mason University

Wiener Studying Learning & Metacognition For The Perception Of Time

Martin Wiener, Associate Professor, Psychology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), received funding to study learning and metacognition for the perception of time. 

Via this research, Wiener will conduct a series of studies that will inform metacognition and interval timing. He holds that this work will lead to a new domain of study to further understand how humans learn and adapt to temporal intervals.

By understanding how the brain measures and learns intervals of time, we can better understand psychiatric pathologies such as schizophrenia and autism, where metacognition is impaired.

Wiener received $721,141 from the National Science Foundation for this project. Funding began in Aug. 2024 and will end in late July 2027.

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