What Irena Arslanova has said about Meditation

1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 23, 2026

Irena Arslanova, Cognitive neuroscientist at Royal Holloway, University of London, studying interoception and time perception, has been quoted on Meditation once in 1 episode of TED Radio Hour, most recently on October 23, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Arslanova suggests that being mindful and attending to time makes it elongate, while distraction and absorbing fun make it feel faster.

    “So it's really when you're attending to time, when you're kind of mindful and you're being present, right? That's when time tends to elongate”

    TED Radio Hour: How we experience time (Oct 23, 2026) · Listen from 23:32

Episodes

  • How we experience time

    TED Radio Hour · Oct 23, 2026 · 50 min

    Manoush Zomorodi explores how humans experience time with artist Katie Paterson, neuroscientist Irena Arslanova, conductor Robert Franz, and psychologist Philip Zimbardo.

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