He is also restricting himself to only watching films and reading books that Bowie became interested in at particular points in his life.
He told ABC Australia that reading Bowie's favourite books from the 1970s had left him feeling like he was immersed in a "dangerous" place.
Study: Professor Brooker has been eating like singer as part of the experiment
Kingston University
He said: "If you're reading some strange science fiction and books about magic, you can kind of get into Bowie's head, and it's sometimes quite a strange place, a dangerous place - a place you wouldn't want to live for too long."
Professor Brooker, who first became a Bowie fan after listening to his seminal hit Let's Dance, said he was yet to hear the star's thoughts on his project.
Dressing up: Professor Brooker
Kingston University
He said: "I hope he would be interested in and amused by my research.
"I do feel, though, that everything he says and does in public is performance, so if he did hear about it, we would be unlikely to know what he genuinely thought."
