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tauta_krypta · 3473 days ago · link · · parent · post: Inceptionism: Going Deeper into Neural Networks
There's actually some interesting work done on the neurobiology of hallucinations. For example, the research described here suggests that hallucinations of spirals and tunnels are caused by stripes of activity on a rectangle of neurons that process vision – the angle of the stripes changes whether you see concentric circles, rays or spirals.