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Neural Correlates of the Shamanic State of Consciousness

Shamanic practitioners entered altered states of consciousness with questionnaire scores comparable to or exceeding those elicited by psychedelics and exhibited distinct EEG signatures during drumming — notably increased gamma power (correlated with visual alterations), altered low‑alpha/low‑beta connectivity, reduced gamma signal diversity (inversely related to insightfulness), and increased criticality in beta/gamma bands (linked to imagery). These results indicate overlapping phenomenal traits with psychedelic states but neurophysiological differences that characterise shamanic trance as a distinct non‑pharmacological altered state.

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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Pasquini, L., Luke, D., Harris, R. E., Huels, E. R., Kim, H., Lee, U., Bel-Bahar, T., Colmenero, A. V., Nelson, A., Blain-Moraes, S., Mashour, G. A.
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The Meaning-Enhancing Properties of Psychedelics and Their Mediator Role in Psychedelic Therapy, Spirituality, and Creativity

This perspective article (2018) looks at the evidence for meaning-enhancing as a mediator in psychedelic therapy, spirituality and outcomes on creativity.

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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Hartogsohn, I.
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Looking for the Self: Phenomenology, Neurophysiology and Philosophical Significance of Drug-induced Ego Dissolution

This theory-building article (2017) explores the phenomenological, neurophysiological and philosophical significance of drug-induced ego dissolution with classical psychedelics, dissociative anesthetics, and kappa-opioid receptor agonists and highlights their relevance for investigating the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying the representation and the sense of self.

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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Millière, R.
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Ego-dissolution and psychedelics: validation of the ego-dissolution inventory (EDI)

This study (n=691) aimed to validate the Ego-Dissolution Inventory (EDI) as well as to investigate the specificity of the relationship between psychedelics and ego-dissolution. The results demonstrate the psychometric structure, internal consistency, and construct validity of the EDI. It was confirmed that ego-dissolution is specific for experiences induced by psychedelic drugs and not by alcohol or cocaine.

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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Nour, M. R., Evans, J., Nutt, D. J., Carhart-Harris, R. L.
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Restructuring consciousness -the psychedelic state in light of integrated information theory

This theory-building article examines the psychedelic state (and the entropic brain theory) from the perspective of Integrated Information Theory (IIT) and attributes the diversity of psychedelic-induced brain correlates to a loss of cause-effect information represented within the brain dynamics, which leads to a more flexible, but less predictable form of perception and cognition.

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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Gallimore, A. R.
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The effects of psilocybin and MDMA on between-network resting state functional connectivity in healthy volunteers

This analysis of a previous double-blind, placebo-controlled, fMRI study (n=15) found that psilocybin increased between-network resting-state functional connectivity (FC) more than MDMA.

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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Roseman, L., Leech, R., Feilding, A., Nutt, D. J., Carhart-Harris, R. L.

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Papers Indexed
8
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168
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Frontiers Media
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Switzerland
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