The role of alcohol in expectancy-driven mystical experiences: a pre-registered field study using placebo brain stimulation
Religion Brain & Behavior December 22, 2017 David L. R. Maij, Michiel van Elk, Uffe Schjoedt 32 citations
We explored the effects of alcohol on expectancy-driven mystical and quasi-mystical experiences by manipulating participants’ expectations. By using the so-called God Helmet suggestion, participants were led to believe that a placebo brain stimulation could elicit mystical experiences. In this pre-registered field study, we set out to test whether alcohol could increase participants’...