Psychedelics and the science of self-experience
Matthew M. Nour, Robin Carhart-Harris
The British Journal of Psychiatry March 1, 2017 DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.116.194738 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
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| Keywords | Religious experience Altered state Neuroimaging Hallucinogen Self-consciousness Psychotherapist Psychoanalysis |
| Citations | 90 |
| Key findings | A neuroscience of self-experience is crystallizing from functional neuroimaging and psychedelic-induced altered states, potentially advancing psychiatry. |
Abstract
Summary Altered self-experiences arise in certain psychiatric conditions, and may be induced by psychoactive drugs and spiritual/religious practices. Recently, a neuroscience of self-experience has begun to crystallise, drawing upon findings from functional neuroimaging and altered states of consciousness occasioned by psychedelic drugs. This advance may be of great importance for psychiatry.