raising this question and seeking its answer is, who
else, but Psychologist David Eagleman, whose work
on Synesthesia was featured in the PonderAbout
post of 6/4/07

on the question of the slowing of time, Dr. Eagleman
writes,

"Many people report that time appears to run in slow
motion when they find themselves in an impending
car accident . . .

Crudely speaking, are neural ‘snapshots’ clicking
faster during a high-adrenaline situation?

To bring this into the realm of scientific study, we
are measuring time perception in novice bungee-
jumpers by strapping palm-top computers to their
wrists and having them perform psychophysical
experiments as they free-fall."

for more on Dr. Eagleman's study of time perception
check out the videos below





stayed tuned for the results, Dr. Eagleman is
currently authoring 3 books

he may well come to report that clock-time is
absolute, while mind-time is relative - varying
with the situation and the person