Missing Time, is it brain function or alien abduction?  

Daydreaming is fairly universal and we all experience it from time to time.  Most would agree that we can become mesmerized by things and time passes very quickly, and other times when we are bored out of our minds like standing in line at the DMV for example.  There are some that think missing time is related to alien abduction, or some other nefarious reason, one example occurred in 1975 a guy named Travis Walton who claimed to be abducted by aliens and the abduction was witnessed by several other people.  

Our perception of time varies and is subjective based on what is occurring in our lives.  How much effort is required by our brains to process information. As we age if we choose not to stimulate our minds they atrophy similar to our muscles.  Without new synaptic pathways being created our brains shrink, literally shrink! 

Traumatic events cause an adrenaline rush that prohibits our brains from writing memory because we need our senses fully alert to preserve our lives.  

Cases of Missing Time

Dissociative Amnesia

Travis Walton - MUFON

Traumatic Events and Memory

How does memory work?

Perception of Time