Electrophysiological correlates of flicker-induced color hallucinations & the hodology of hallucinations

July 15, 2008 EEG, fMRI, human No Comments

Flickering light can give rise to remarkable hallucinations. There is a long history of scientific study of this phenomenon, continuing productively to this day. Here are two interesting new papers:
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Mechanisms of disembodiment

June 30, 2008 consciousness, human 3 Comments

Melita Giummarra et al. have a very nice new review that gives me an excuse to revisit some older papers coauthored by Olaf Blanke. Blanke is one of a small number of researchers who completely blew my mind when I entered grad school and started reading the literature on neurological disorders of perception. It would be an understatement to say he and his collaborators address some fascinating areas.
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