Adaptive Radiation: Beyond Evolution
Adaptive radiation may apply not only to genes, but also memetics and cognition. In evolutionary theory there is a concept … Continue reading Adaptive Radiation: Beyond Evolution
Category: psychedelics
Musicalization
People sometimes experience an effect I would term global sensory musicalization under the effects of psychedelic drugs. Some have noticed … Continue reading Musicalization
Stoned Stupid
A 2020 study from Society For The Study of Addiction claims that moderate adolescant cannabis use is linked to cognitive … Continue reading Stoned Stupid
Flicker: The Mechanisms of Temporal Acuity
ABSTRACT This research proposal aims to test the hypothesis that NMDA and AMPA glutamate receptors are differentially involved in temporal … Continue reading Flicker: The Mechanisms of Temporal Acuity
The Phoenix Effect: Reversing Mental Age With Psychedelics
INTRODUCTION There are some overlaps in the effects of serotonergic psychedelic drugs such as LSD, peyote, psilocybin mushrooms and also … Continue reading The Phoenix Effect: Reversing Mental Age With Psychedelics
Desummation
This is an expansion of the Cognitive Atomization concept. In essence, this essay argues that conditioned memory frameworks guide the … Continue reading Desummation
Chemical Exorcism
There has been a lot of praise for psychedelic and dissociative antidepressant treatments as they seem to work by inducing … Continue reading Chemical Exorcism
Psychedelic Valence
There are two serotonin receptors that seem to play a prominent role in the emotional effects of psychedelics. These two … Continue reading Psychedelic Valence
The Phoenix Effect
Psychedelics may induce the same state of mind as the childhood critical period of learning and development. The flexibility and … Continue reading The Phoenix Effect
Cognitive Atomization
When we reach the atomized state of consciousness, perception takes on a high-definition, ultra-massive appearance, as if the space between … Continue reading Cognitive Atomization
Junky Mind
There is a new 2020 study published in The Royal Society Publishing that explored the impact of a western diet … Continue reading Junky Mind
Shamanism
Before we explore my views of what shamanism means and its possible values to our culture, I am going to … Continue reading Shamanism
