Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brain image shows significant "hyper-connectivity" induced by DMT. On a spectrum, yellow refers to "strong" connectivity, while ...

The authors of a recent study (Timmermann et al., 2018) argue that what people experience under the influence of DMT provides a model of what people undergo during near-death experiences. Although ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

When people use a psychedelic called dimethyltryptamine (DMT), they experience a temporary loss of their sense of self. DMT interacts with a frequency of brain activity associated with ...

In 2008, Dr. Eben Alexander contracted a rare case of bacterial meningitis. As the pathogen wracked his brain, causing it to swell and suffuse with pus, Alexander entered a deep coma. He was not ...

This article was originally published on Reality Sandwich, and appears here with permission. Do We Have Souls or Are We One With the Universe? Many religious traditions believe that humans possess an ...

Not everyone who is close to death—or thinks they are, at least—has a “near-death experience.” But those who do often hallucinate that they leave their bodies, meet otherworldly beings, see bright ...

There’s no universally accepted definition of a near-death experience, but those who have come close to dying say that Hollywood’s depictions aren’t too far off. Nearly dying usually involves travel ...

This article by Lester Black was originally published on Microdose and appears here with permission. DMT earned its “businessman’s lunch” nickname in the 1980s thanks to the molecule’s paradoxically ...