Evolutionary Considerations on the Emerging Subculture of the E-psychonauts and the Novel Psychoactive Substances: A Comeback to the Shamanism?
Laura Orsolini, Paul St John‐smith, Daniel Mcqueen, Duccio Papanti, John Corkery, Fabrizio Schifano
Current Neuropharmacology December 2, 2016 DOI: 10.2174/1570159x15666161111114838 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Shamanism |
| Keywords | Psychoactive substance Mechanism biology Subculture biology Epistemology |
| Citations | 28 |
| Key points | Argues that evolutionary mechanisms including optimal foraging, costly signaling, and reproduction at the expense of health may cooperate to explain the spread of the NPS market. |
Abstract
Indeed, a range of evolutionary mechanisms, such as: optimal foraging, costly signaling, and reproduction at the expense of health may all cooperate to explain the recent spread and diffusion of the NPS market, and this may represent a reason of concern.