A new study from Imperial College London has found significant overlap between the experiences reported by subjects who have had near-death experiences, and volunteers administered with a powerful ...

Since the turn of the millennium the so-called “psychedelic renaissance” has slowly been growing, with a number of dedicated researchers tirelessly working to legitimize a field of science profoundly ...

Known as the “spirit molecule” to psychedelics enthusiasts, N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is said to produce vivid and strangely similar hallucinations for many who take it. Now, a new extended-state ...

This article was originally published on Reality Sandwich, and appears here with permission. Do We Have Souls or Are We One With the Universe? Many religious traditions believe that humans possess an ...

The authors of a recent study (Timmermann et al., 2018) argue that what people experience under the influence of DMT provides a model of what people undergo during near-death experiences. Although ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

This is your brain educated on drugs. Specifically, one of the most powerful mind-altering substances on the planet: 5-MeO-DMT. With all the enthusiasm around the use of psychedelics to treat mental ...

Losing your sense of self is a common part of a dimethyltryptamine (DMT) trip, but what actually happens in the brain when this occurs? Researchers at Imperial College London and collaborators ...

This article by Lester Black was originally published on Microdose and appears here with permission. DMT earned its “businessman’s lunch” nickname in the 1980s thanks to the molecule’s paradoxically ...

The edge of death is a lot like drinking a cup of tea. That, more or less, is the conclusion of a paper published yesterday (Aug. 15) in the journal Frontiers in Psychology. Of course, it depends on ...