Visual Snow Syndrome, Sensory Processing Sensitivity and Pareidolia in random source

Overview

This in-house exploratory study explores the intersection of highly sensitive people (HSP) experiencing persistent visual anomalies consistent with Visual Snow Syndrome (VSS) and their self-reports of seeing patterns and meaningful information in otherwise random sources. This project aims to explore the related states of consciousness, personality traits linked to sensory and information processing, including sensory processing sensitivity (SPS), and the phenomenological contents of their experience. The initial aim is to establish whether their experiences can be explained by the paradigm of apophenia, or, if their random source meaning-making evidences a capacity of subtle informational perception.

If you are interested in participating in this study, please contact Kirsty Allan.

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