2010
An investigation into the long-obscured mystery of dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a molecule found in nearly every living organism and considered the most potent psychedelic on Earth.
75 min
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"A genuine spiritual quest. . . . Extraordinary.
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When a computer goes wrong, we are told to turn it off and on again. In Am I Dreaming?, science journalist James Kingsland reveals how the human brain is remarkably similar.
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Current models for the spiritual properties of the psychedelic drug state emphasize the bottom up neurotheological paradigm.
In this series of experiments-the first new American clinical research with psychedelic drugs in a generation-dozens of human volunteers received hundreds of doses of DMT, one of the most powerful psychedelics known to science.
A neurological explanation of NDEs remains elusive.
Despite parallels, there are profound differences between DMT and NDEs.
Psychedelic drug phenomena do not justify radical new views of reality.
Now, researchers are attempting to catalog these experiences to figure out just what, or who, those DMT entities are.
Research shows hallucinogen found in traditional medicine ayahuasca produces similar feelings to those felt by people during near-death experiences.