Topological Data Analysis Reveals the Role of Alpha-Band Phase in Visual Imagination

Published in Under Review, 2026

Authors

Ramin Toosi

Abstract

This paper studies visual imagination through topological data analysis of neural dynamics, focusing on the role of alpha-band phase. Using topological descriptors of oscillatory activity, we investigate how alpha-band phase organization relates to imagined visual content and characterize structure that is not readily captured by conventional spectral power analyses alone.