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At the University of Caen Normandy, an Inserm unit is entirely dedicated to the study of memory. Using interviews, tests, and brain imaging devices, its researchers are attempting, in particular, to shed light on our relationship with time. We followed them.
The Times project, launched in December 2024 and led by Thomas Hinault, aims to study how we perceive and remember time.
PHOTO: CYRIL ENTZMANN/ DIVERGENCE FOR SCIENCES ET AVENIR
This article is from the magazine Les Dossiers de Sciences et Avenir n°223 dated October/December 2025.
Law student Fiona (her name has been changed) settles into the office of neuropsychologist Léa Coquerel, at the joint research unit 1077. She is participating in the Times project, a study that focuses on temporal memory: how do we perceive and remember time? Do our performances weaken with age?
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