The Resilient Mind When Trauma Unlocks a Higher State of Consciousness - Tom Matte
Mar 11, 2026
Tom Matte, writer and experiencer of 'Upside Vision' who regained extraordinary perceptual abilities after a psychotic break. He recounts seeing and interacting with holographic imagery, discusses clinical EEG work linking these states to brain rhythms, and explores trauma as a catalyst for opening to a broader field of consciousness.
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Scientific Study Validated Measurable Brain Changes
- Tom sought scientific validation and collaborated with Dean Radin at the Institute of Noetic Sciences to study his brain under lab conditions.
- They performed 200 randomized tests and produced an accepted paper showing measurable EEG changes during upside vision.
Brain As Receiver Tuning Into A Biofield
- Tom frames the brain as both receiver and transmitter of consciousness, likening perception to tuning a radio to a station in a surrounding plasma or biofield.
- He uses the concept umvelt to explain how his perceptual niche widened, letting him perceive more environmental information.
EEG Patterns Suggest Altered Filtering Not Damage
- EEG during upside vision showed significant changes across multiple bands, notably increased theta (psi-associated) and alpha (default mode) activity.
- Changes localized to left frontal areas implicated in suppressing information, suggesting altered filtering rather than damage.
