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[[File:Psychedelic effect.jpg|alt=This figure is from a 2014 study in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface. The image on the left is of a human brain on a placebo, and the image on the right is of a brain on psilocybin.|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. A 2014 study in the ''Journal of the Royal Society Interface''. The image on the left is of a human brain on a placebo, and the image on the right is of a brain on a psychedelic.]] | [[File:Psychedelic effect.jpg|alt=This figure is from a 2014 study in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface. The image on the left is of a human brain on a placebo, and the image on the right is of a brain on psilocybin.|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. A 2014 study in the ''Journal of the Royal Society Interface''. The image on the left is of a human brain on a placebo, and the image on the right is of a brain on a psychedelic.]] | ||
'''Psychedelics are | '''Psychedelics are medicinal compounds which affect the functioning of the human mind. Psychedelics were often shrouded in taboo, which is slowly dissipating since the advent of The Psychedelic Renaissance.''' | ||
Psychedelics are [[exogenous neurotransmitters]], that cause [[Pivotal mental state|pivotal mental states]] inducing varying durations and intensities of [[neuroplasticity]] periods thought to be mediated by Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF)<ref>'''Psychedelics and Neuroplasticity: A Systematic Review Unraveling the Biological Underpinnings of Psychedelics''' Cato M. H. de Vos, Natasha L. Mason and Kim P. C. Kuypers* Department of Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands Front. Psychiatry, 10 September 2021 </ref> | |||
== Background == | |||
The human brain is the result of evolution following a [[long collective history]] of around 4 billion years. Part chemical, part electrical, it is a [[Neurochemistry|neurochemical]] machine dealing with a cacophony of signals resulting in consciousness. The brain, in fact, sits at the centre of so many inputs they were pushed out of the conscious mind into the subconscious to stop too much noise overwhelming the system. | |||
During the psychedelic experience as shown in the brain scan above ('''Figure 1''') some of these subconscious inputs open up to the conscious mind. Effectively allowing you to see what is under the hood. However, as we are only built to pay attention to one or two things at one time this experience is often overwhelming, leaving us vulnerable. | |||
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