timing
DESCRIPTION
Timing. Periodic Timing Cyclical behaviour controlled by 24 hour clock time or (circadian) Interval Timing Stopwatch timing. Periodic Timing. 4pm 8pm Midnight 4am 8am Mid-day. ACTIVITY. Light on. Light off. Controlled by daily time or by light off?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Timing
• Periodic Timing– Cyclical behaviour controlled by 24 hour clock
time or (circadian)
• Interval Timing– Stopwatch timing
4pm 8pm Midnight 4am 8am Mid-day
ACTIVITY
Light off Light on
Periodic Timing
Controlled by daily time or by light off?
Roberts (1965)
• Activity cycle slightly less than 24 hours in constant dim light
• Restoring visual cues produces a gradual shift back to correct time.
• Entrainment: light acts as a zeitgeber (resets 24 hour clock)
Bolles & Stokes
24 hour19 hour 29 hour
“Just Right”“Too Hot” “Too Cold”
Bolles & Stokes (1965)
4am 8am Mid-day 4pm 8pm Midnight
Food
Light Dark
Periodic Timing
11pm 4am 8am Mid-day 4pm 8pm
Food
Light Dark
Paris
New York
Oscillators (Long Intervals)
Example
RRR RRG GGGGGRGRGGRRRGGRGR
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10
20
30
40
50
60
Adapted from Roberts (1982)
Five-second blocks
Mea
n re
spon
ses
per
min
ute
Interval Timing
Peak Procedure
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10
20
30
40
50
60
Five-second blocks
Mean r
esp
onse
s per
min
ute
One vs. Two Seconds
Absolute Difference = 1Weber’s Ratio = 1/2 = 0.5
Weber’s Law
Prediction: Very Easy
Nineteen vs. Twenty Seconds
Absolute Difference = 1Weber’s Ratio = 1/20 = 0.05
Weber’s Law
Prediction: Very Hard
Long or Short?
2 s
8 s
Choose Lever 1
Choose Lever 2
2 s
8 s5 s?
2 s
8 s4 s? 4 is twice 2
8 is twice 4
(2 + 8) / 2 = 5
Absolute
Ratio
((2)(8))1/2
= 4
Temporal Discrimination
Long CS
Short CS
Absolute = (8+2) / 2 = 5
Relative =((8)(2))1/2 = 4
BisectionTesting
Scalar Timing
N
n=N x T n*=N x T x K
N x T
b = about 2/3
Scalar Timing
• How do remember times scale to real time?– Error is relative
• error is a constant proportion of the timed interval
• called scalar timing
– So, if the memory of time is • just right, k = 1.0
• too early, k < 1.0
• too late, k > 1.0
Dopamine• Clock Speed Theory
– Agonists (speed clock, left-shifted, K < 1.0)– Antagonist (slowed clock, right shifted, K >1.0)
• Threshold Theory– Agonists lower threshold (impulsivity)– Antagonist increase threshold (sluggish)
• Striatum Theory– D1 affects general motivation (number of responses)– D2 affects response timing (time of peak)
Some Data
Parkinson's
• Dopamine D1 depletion causes reduced motivation to respond (decrease in amount of responding)
• Dopamine D2 depletion causes a leftward shift (late timing)
• External stimulus might replace internal cues from the striatum
Learning-to-Time (LET)
BehaviorSequence: P M T L C
P = PeckM = MoveT = TurnL = LookC = Coo
Start Stop