In a controlled study, researchers used DMT and watched adults' brain activity change as their usual "sense of self" slipped ...

When people use a psychedelic called dimethyltryptamine (DMT), they experience a temporary loss of their sense of self. DMT ...

As a synthesized substance, first created and experimented with in 1980 by Alexander Shulgin (affectionately dubbed ‘the godfather of psychedelics), you’d think we might have some grasp on why this ...

A new EEG analysis shows that DMT reduces structure in theta, alpha and beta brainwaves, shifting neural activity away from ...

We are rutted in a deepening mental health crisis that is shortening our lifespans and undercutting the economy. The World Health Organization estimates that incidence of conditions such as depression ...

Scientists have gleaned new insights into how psychedelics alter conscious experience via their action on brain activity. In a study at Imperial College London, detailed brain imaging data from 20 ...

Have you ever wondered why people who nearly die often describe speeding toward supernatural light, or seeing their life flash before their eyes? You may have also heard about the powerful psychedelic ...

The University College London (UCL) is conducting a new research project called “Understanding Neuroplasticity Induced by Tryptamines (UNITy)” aimed at assessing brain changes and neuroplasticity ...

Mount Sinai researchers took detailed pictures of the serotonin receptor and clinically-validated drug target 5-HT1A using cryo-electron microscopy to show how the psychedelics LSD and 5-MeO-DMT and a ...

Have you ever wondered why people who nearly die often describe speeding toward supernatural light, or seeing their life flash before their eyes? You may have also heard about the powerful psychedelic ...