Cognitive Parameters
The antipodes Of the mind November 7, 2002 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780199252923.003.0021 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Proposes that ayahuasca's primary cognitive effect is to alter a set of parameters that together define a special state of mind, answering the question of what ayahuasca does to the human cognitive system. |
Abstract
Abstract Having specified the various contextual factors and variables that may contribute to the generation of visions, let me attempt a definition of the major cognitive parameters that seem to be affected by Ayahuasca. In defining these parameters} in effect, I am attempting an answer to the major psychological question-what does Ayahuasca do to the human cognitive system? Theoretically, this is tantamount to the definition of modifications in the values of a series of specifications that together define what may be happening in the special state of mind that Ayahuasca induces.