Tasha Raella

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I'm looking for research that suggests that ilusory sensations of peripersonal space expand, based on the relationship between eyeball rotation an?

I hypothesize that there is a direct relationship between the angle of eyeball rotation and illusory sensations of the ghost body, what other researchers have called a force field. This is...

15 November 2017 8,059 2 View

Would anyone who is an expert in somatotopy be willing to consult with me on a project?

I'm trying to understand how increasing the overlap between body part representations in the somatosensory cortex can lead to enhanced spatial relations in the congenitally blind. I suspect...

05 August 2017 9,712 0 View

Has anyone ever thought of using galvanic vestibular stimulation to increase spatial or perceptual abilities in congenitally blind people?

In my ongoing quest to replicate the effects of cannabinoids on my vision through technology, I came across galvanic vestibular stimulation. The vestibular system seems to play a huge role in my...

06 August 2016 3,486 4 View

Is it possible that congenital (sensory) nystagmus is a stimming behavior designed to increase sensory atenuation and minimize visual error signal?

I am wondering whether, in patients with severe retinal dystraphies, nystagmus (repetitive, jerky eye movements) function similar to stimming in autism. Since the brain deams the visual...

20 June 2016 492 0 View

Could the proprioceptors distributed throughout the body exhibit retinatopic organization?

I am attempting to develop a theory that humans have the capacity to "see with their bodies," essentially turning the surfaces of their bodies into a sort of screen, where they can project both...

27 February 2016 8,784 8 View

What kind of intervention might help a blind person with severe nystagmus maintain momentum of microsaccades?

For a long time now, I have been trying to figure out how marijuana enables me to gain some access to vision, even though I am ordinarily totally blind with light perception. This involves...

08 September 2015 9,569 5 View

Is it possible for hyperactivity in the mirror neuron system to produce a partial out-of-body experience that only affects the eyes?

I am a congenitally blind person who has sporadic visual experiences while under the influence of marijuana. When I use my eyes, I feel like they are floating away from my face and landing on...

28 July 2015 3,711 5 View

Do different strains of marijuana have differential affects on vision?

I am blind, but marijuana gives me access to some visual information, as described in my paper. using an eye tracker, I will be conducting some experiments to determine whether the affects on my...

22 June 2015 9,453 12 View

Aphantasia and congenitally blind people

I"m hoping to connect with aphantasia researchers who are interested in individual differences (e.g. the presence or absence of aphantasia in congenitally blind people). I am congenitally totally...

01 January 1970 308 1 View

Looking for collaborator on GVS project near Washington, DC

Hi, I am totally congenitally blind with nystagmus. When using marijuana, I am better able to direct my attention to a certain point in space and extract information about my surroundings,...

01 January 1970 4,532 1 View

Coupled oscillators and gvs

I'm wondering if anyone has explored parallels between the concept of gain fields in the brain and coupled oscillators. I am totally blind with severely impaired spatial attention, and I...

01 January 1970 1,849 0 View

Simulating motion using eye tracking and virtual reality

Would it be theoretically possible to take eye tracking (gaze position) data and feed it into some kind of wearable device/virtual reality setup that would cause the whole body or parts of the...

01 January 1970 9,957 8 View