Some of the mechanisms behind darkness adaptation overlap with illusory motion. These mechanisms may be tied to the mechanisms of … Continue reading Do Psychedelics Produce Illusions By Inducing Night Vision?
There’s a lot of talk about entropy in brain activity as of late. Particularly in relation to how the psychedelic … Continue reading What Is Entropy Though?
A new project to dose recently brain damaged individuals with DMT has made the news. The worrying part is that … Continue reading DMT For Brain Injury: Concerns
The concept of idea seeding is about the common notion of suggestibility. It refers to one’s propensity to be influenced … Continue reading Idea Seeding
Many feel repulsed by addiction. Some view it as a moral failing, while others view it as a disease. It … Continue reading Tribalism of the Addict
The effect of psychedelics on behavior is a kind of disinhibition. This continues even after dose wears off, at least … Continue reading Ritualism
It appears that synesthesia is the basis of our experience of the world, though to different degrees in different individuals. … Continue reading The Synesthetic World Of Childhood
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
People sometimes experience an effect I would term global sensory musicalization under the effects of psychedelic drugs. Some have noticed … Continue reading Musicalization
A 2020 study from Society For The Study of Addiction claims that moderate adolescant cannabis use is linked to cognitive … Continue reading Stoned Stupid
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
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
