Interval timing errors in a patient with thalamic chronotaraxis

Abstract

Thalamic chronotaraxis is an isolated disorientation of time caused by the damage of thalamus, especially the mediodorsal nucleus. We performed interval timing trials on a patient with this phenomenon. Based on the results of those trials and compared to the previous reports, thalamic chronotaraxis of our case might be due to the disfunction of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex caused by the right thalamic infarction. Keywords: Thalamic chronotaraxis, Interval timing, Mediodorsal nucleus of the thalamus, Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex