Published in Neuroscience of Consciousness: “Stroboscopically Induced Visual Hallucinations: Historical, Phenomenological & Neurobiological Perspectives”

An exhibition showed tens of thousands of people hallucination-inducing strobe light. We analyzed what they drew. 

Read our new preprint, in which participants were trained to recreate images of their visual hallucinations.

How do hallucinations induced in the lab differ from psychedelic hallucinations? We developed a questionnaire to measure and compare hallucinations across different contexts.

currently recruiting experienced psychedelic users for online study into “closed-eye visuals” learn more or take part now at closed-eyes.com

The Perception Census is a large-scale citizen science experiment in which people from around the world were invited to complete a battery of psychological tasks investigating the nature of perception across populations, with over 30,000 people taking part. 

I worked as a neuroscientific consultant for a stroboscopic-light installation attended by ~40 k people and co-developed post-experience reporting tools. The resulting datasets are being analysed with the Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science; interim findings are being presented at ASSC 2025.

In December 2022, my photo article was published in The Guardian as part of a sponsored campaign by the Perception Census: “The mysteries of the mind: why we all see the world differently”

Before switching paths to become a scientist, I worked in the visual effects industry, creating simulations of naturalistic phenomena including oceans, fire, explosions, and falling rocks for Disney’s live action remake of The Lion King or Netflix’s Altered Carbon.