Why does time seem to stretch and squeeze in relation to emotional significance?

The way the insula assembles a 'sense of self' may hold part of the answer. It is the integration of body signals with environmental and motivational context that creates a belonging to this moment.

And the insula is a big part of this self belonging.

Related course:
Heart of Perception
Saturday, August 12, 11am1pm PDT
Online* or InPerson
3 CE hours / $60
Details: https://bit.ly/2XyrEsY
* Online students can attend live OR on your own time

* Vicario et al 2020:
Time Processing, Interoception, and Insula Activation: A MiniReview on Clinical Disorders
https://www.frontiersin.org/.../10......
Cover image from:
How do you feel — now? The anterior insula and human awareness
Bud Craig, 2009
https://www.nature.com/articles/nrn2555