Mental chronometry

The term Mental chronometry was coined in the 19th century and today describes a research approach within cognitive psychology. The main question is how mental processes organized in time and are coordinated. The analysis of reaction times in this case occupies a central position. The Mental chronometry experienced with the cognitive revolution in the 1960s, a great revival. Since then, various methods and models have been developed to interpret the response.

In the imaging time processes are using Functional magnetic resonance imaging detects (fMRI -based mental chronometry ).