Altered States
Anesthesiology September 21, 2013 Eduardo E. Icaza, George A. Mashour 11 citations
Abstract The psychedelic experience has been reported since antiquity, but there is relatively little known about the underlying neural mechanisms. A recent neuroimaging study on psilocybin revealed a pattern of decreased cerebral blood flow and functional disconnections that is surprisingly similar to that caused by various anesthetics. In this article, the authors review historical examples...
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Psilocybin
Consciousness
Neuroimaging
Altered state
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