Psychedelic Information Theory
Shamanism in the Age of Reason
Search Results : "altered states of consciousness"
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... and the neuroanatomical sites involved in altered states of consciousness (ASC). In vivo brain imaging in humans using [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose has shown that hallucinogens increase prefrontal cortical metabolism, and correlations have been de...
... as shamanic trance, near-death experiences and altered states of consciousness. This vision is also the foundation for Dr. Grof's revolutionary new Holotropic Breathworkâ„¢ techniques. This book is also a visual feast, with numerous color draw...
Sleep and General Anesthesia as Altered States of Consciousness
Stages of Sleep EEG recordings show that we go through five stages of sleep each with its characteristic brain-wave activity. Stage 1 is the transition stage from wakefulness to sleep and is identified with theta waves and last between 1 to 7 minu...
Altered Conscious States Three main types of altered states of consciousness can be defined: physiologically, pharmacologically, and pathologically altered conscious states. Normal sleep, encompassing light (stage II) and deep (stage III and IV...
Altered States: The Origin of Art in Entoptic Phenomena
... very similar to those produced by people in altered states of consciousness today. 'Entoptic' is derived from the Greek for 'within vision', that is, anywhere within the optic system between and including the eye itself and the cortex where sig...
The Signs of All Times: Entoptic Phenomena in Upper Palaeolithic Art
... very similar to those produced by people in altered states of consciousness today. 'Entoptic' is derived from the Greek for 'within vision', that is, anywhere within the optic system between and including the eye itself and the cortex where sig...
... dose, HDrdquo) mgrg/kg body weight PY. The ldquoaltered states of consciousness Rating Scalerdquo (5D-ASC), the ldquoFrankfurt Attention Inventoryrdquo (FAIR), and the ldquoAdjective Mood Rating Scalerdquo (AMRS) were used to assess the effects of ...
Notes on Homeostatic Regulation
All altered states of consciousness begin with destabilizing top-down modulatory control of linear perception. Fasting, chanting, meditation, trance-dancing, and other non-drug visionary practices are rituals designed to destabilize top-down modulati...
The Dream Drugstore: Chemically Altered States of Consciousness
... J. Allan Hobson offers a new understanding of altered states of consciousness based on knowledge of how our brain chemistry is balanced when we are awake and how that balance shifts when we fall asleep and dream. He draws on recent research that ...
What is Psychedelic Information Theory?
... and complexity of information arising in human altered states of consciousness. The foundation of PIT lies in novelty theory, the study of increasing complexity of information over time. Novelty theory encompasses a large time-scale, but PIT is s...
Effects of psilocybin on time perception and temporal control of behaviour in humans
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The Control Interrupt Model of Psychedelic Action
... multisensory frame destabilization, and altered states of consciousness. Bottom-up Perception, Top-Down Control What we perceive as waking consciousness is a synthesis of bottom-up sensation modified by top-down expectation and analysis....
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