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Psychedelic drugs such as '___' and ketamine cause the brain to enter a “higher state of consciousness,” according to scientists. For the first time, a new study has showed the diversity of brain activity increasing as a result of taking these drugs. Scientists say the findings could lead to new treatments for mental health conditions, including depression and schizophrenia—as well as answering fundamental questions about our conscious experience.
Anil Seth, co-director of the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science at the University of Sussex in southern England, is an author of the study published in Scientific Reports. He tells Newsweek: “[A higher state of consciousness] has a very specific meaning in terms of this study, and that meaning can get a little conflated with the hippy idea of a higher state of consciousness and psychedelic drugs.
“What we mean in this study is the measure of the mathematical diversity of brain activity, which, very roughly, is how unpredictable the activity of the brain is. We use this [because] this measure has previously been applied to try to track changes when people fall asleep or go under general anesthesia, which would generally be thought of as a lower state of consciousness.”
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: iTruthSeeker
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originally posted by: iTruthSeeker
I wish there were a thread for people to discuss their experiences but as we all know, drug use is against ATS T&C. Anyhow, as always, what say you?
originally posted by: intrptr
a reply to: iTruthSeeker
Do we need drugs to figure that out?
Now, they take him and they teach him and they groom him for life And they set him on a path where he's bound to get ill
Now, he's hell-bent for destruction, he's afraid and confused And his brain has been mismanaged with great skill
originally posted by: Revolution9
a reply to: iTruthSeeker
Natural are best. I would not use the chemical versions nowadays. Wish I could try Peyote, but impossible to acquire in the UK. Truffles and mushrooms are amazing. I like the truffles. They take you to a place where the universe speaks to you. This world looks really ugly in comparison and its hard to come back to. The way we are is not how we are supposed to be. My friend the Devil worshiper Bob put it rather well:
bobdylan.com...
Now, they take him and they teach him and they groom him for life And they set him on a path where he's bound to get ill
Now, he's hell-bent for destruction, he's afraid and confused And his brain has been mismanaged with great skill
Aldous Huxley died while on '___'. He requested it. Cool way to depart this material dimension:
www.theplaidzebra.com...
originally posted by: NarcolepticBuddha
originally posted by: intrptr
a reply to: iTruthSeeker
Do we need drugs to figure that out?
And some Joe Walsh, yes.