Mind-manifesting? Examining naturalistic reports from psychedelics, cannabis, meditation, and dreams from the ALTERD mobile application
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) August 4, 2026 Conor H. Murray, Michael Angyus, Sam Suchin et al. preprint
Abstract Altered states of consciousness (ASC) refer to states that differ markedly from normal waking consciousness. ASC may occur spontaneously, such as in dreaming, or through consciousness modifying techniques, from meditation, to cannabis and psychedelics. The etymology behind the term psychedelic, meaning mind-manifesting, is based on the hypothesis that certain substances, including...