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SUBMITTER: Alamia A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7577737 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Alamia Andrea A Timmermann Christopher C Nutt David J DJ VanRullen Rufin R Carhart-Harris Robin L RL
eLife 20201012
Psychedelic drugs are potent modulators of conscious states and therefore powerful tools for investigating their neurobiology. N,N, Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) can rapidly induce an extremely immersive state of consciousness characterized by vivid and elaborate visual imagery. Here, we investigated the electrophysiological correlates of the DMT-induced altered state from a pool of participants receiving DMT and (separately) placebo (saline) while instructed to keep their eyes closed. Consistent wit ...[more]