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by strbean 2002 days ago
My flippant guess would be that time perception changing with age would be related to the NMDA receptor. NMDA receptor function decreases with age[0]. My personal anecdotal experience with NMDAR antagonists is that it feels like the `Turbo` mode on old IBM compatibles[1] -- i.e. downclocking. And the slower you process, the faster the world seems to move around you.

[0]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181613/

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo_button

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My even more flippant guess would be that adults drink more alcohol than children.