Psilocybin alters time perception by disrupting working memory and attention, according to new research highlighted by PsyPost

Psilocybin can change how people experience time, with the shift linked to disruptions in working memory and attention. The reported mechanism connects time perception to cognitive systems that normally keep information in mind and regulate focus, so impairments in these functions can distort subjective timing. The piece summarizes how attention and working memory may explain psychedelic timing effects, offering a more cognitive account of why psilocybin produces altered temporal experience and what that might imply for future research in perception and therapeutic contexts.