Perceptual Illusions in Relation to Perceptual and Electrical Noise
Mark Titleman
March 28, 2023 DOI: 10.14293/pr2199.000045.v1 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Clinical protocol |
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| Interventions | Pulsed electromagnetic fields (EMF) Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) |
| Key points | Proposes that perceptual disturbances are linked to noise in the brain's electrical activity, testable through three experiments: eye movement and EEG analysis in hallucinating patients, dream recall under weak pulsed electromagnetic fields, and phosphene induction via transcranial magnetic stimulation. Argues that comparing treatment and control groups can establish direct links between perceptual noise, electrical noise, and perceptual disturbances. |
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.