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Perception is in the Details: A Predictive Coding Account of the Psychedelic Phenomenon

This theory-building paper (2017) proposes that the breakdown of top-down prediction by psychedelics happens through them making serotonin (5-HT) 2a receptors (in layer V pyramidal neurons) hyperactive.

Published
January 1, 2017
Journal
CogSci
Authors
Pink-Hashkes, S., Van Rooij, I., Kwisthout, J.

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