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)
Study at a glance
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.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on shamanism, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayahuasca Shamanism in the Amazon and Beyond | 2014 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Shamanism as the Original Neurotheology | 2004 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Cognitive Neuroscience, Shamanism and the Rock Art of Native California | 1998 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| From Culture to Experience: Shamanism in the Pages of the Soviet Anti-Religious Press | 2020 | Historical analysis | |
| Anthropology, Shamanism, and Alternate Ways of Knowing–Being in the World: One Anthropologist's Journey of Discovery and Transformation | 2010 | Reflective essay or personal narrative |
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Cites 12
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- Voice of the Psychonauts: Coping, Life Purpose, and Spirituality in Psychedelic Drug Users Journal of Psychoactive Drugs July 1, 2011
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