Research Proposal: Perceptual Disturbances in Relation to Perceptual and Electrical Noise
Mark Titleman
Qeios July 24, 2023 DOI: 10.32388/p9kfgw (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Preprint Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Interventions | Pulsed electromagnetic fields Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) |
| Measures | EEG |
| Key points | Proposes three experiments to test whether perceptual disturbances are linked to noise in the brain's electrical activity: one comparing eye movement and EEG readings in hallucinating patients versus controls, one assessing whether weak pulsed electromagnetic fields improve dream recall, and one examining TMS-induced phosphenes and electrical activity. |
Abstract
This proposal incorporates three experiments concerning perceptual disturbances: one analyzing eye movement and associated electrical activity in hallucinating patients, another assessing dream recall in patients exposed to weak pulsed electromagnetic fields (EMF), and finally the examination of phosphene induction via transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and associated electrical activity. The direct link between perceptual noise, noise in the brain’s electrical activity, and perceptual disturbancescan be established via the analysis of eye movement and EEG readings and the examination of their differences between the treatment and control groups. Another direct link can be uncovered between the generation of electrical noise via pulsed EMF and perceptual disturbances in the form of improved dream recall. Finally, the effects of TMS on reducing perceptual disturbancesand inducing phosphenes can be compared within the treatment group and related to the control group.