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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 medicinal compounds which affect the functioning of the human mind. | '''Psychedelics are medicinal compounds which affect the functioning of the human mind. Although historically psychedelics have been held in high regard, since the 1970's they have been shrouded in [[War on Drugs|taboo]]. This was, in part, due to a US led criminalisation effort linked to preventing a decrease in conscription for the Vietnam War. However, since the advent of [[The Psychedelic Renaissance]] this fabrication is slowly dissipating.''' In the scientific community, psychedelics seen as neither [[Relativity of ethics|good nor bad]], but merely tools which have the unique property of inducing [[neuroplasticity|neuroplastic]] states. | ||
During the psychedelic experience as shown in the brain scan to the right ('''Figure 1''') subconscious inputs open up to the conscious mind effectively allowing the user to see the [[Popular delusions|delusions]] and [[Logical fallacies|fallacies]] under the hood. Several peer reviewed studies have now shown that psychedelic use can lead to pronounced ecological concern<ref>'''Connectedness to Nature and to Humanity: their association and personality correlates'''. Front. Psychol., 21 July 2015. Sec. Personality and Social Psychology. Kibeom Lee, Michael C. Ashton, Julie Choi and Kayla Zachariassen. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01003. Accessed on 3rd October 2022 via https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01003/full</ref><ref>'''Increased nature relatedness and decreased authoritarian political views after psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression'''. Journal of Psychopharmacology. Taylor Lyons, Robin L Carhart-Harris. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881117748902. Accessed on 3rd October 2022 via https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0269881117748902</ref><ref>'''Psychedelics, Personality and Political Perspectives'''. Matthew M Nour 1, Lisa Evans 2, Robin L Carhart-Harris DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2017.1312643. 2017 Jul-Aug;49(3):182-191. doi: 10.1080/02791072.2017.1312643. Epub 2017 Apr 26. Accessed on 3rd October 2022 via https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28443703/</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> | During the psychedelic experience as shown in the brain scan to the right ('''Figure 1''') subconscious inputs open up to the conscious mind effectively allowing the user to see the [[Popular delusions|delusions]] and [[Logical fallacies|fallacies]] under the hood. Several peer reviewed studies have now shown that psychedelic use can lead to pronounced ecological concern<ref>'''Connectedness to Nature and to Humanity: their association and personality correlates'''. Front. Psychol., 21 July 2015. Sec. Personality and Social Psychology. Kibeom Lee, Michael C. Ashton, Julie Choi and Kayla Zachariassen. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01003. Accessed on 3rd October 2022 via https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01003/full</ref><ref>'''Increased nature relatedness and decreased authoritarian political views after psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression'''. Journal of Psychopharmacology. Taylor Lyons, Robin L Carhart-Harris. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881117748902. Accessed on 3rd October 2022 via https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0269881117748902</ref><ref>'''Psychedelics, Personality and Political Perspectives'''. Matthew M Nour 1, Lisa Evans 2, Robin L Carhart-Harris DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2017.1312643. 2017 Jul-Aug;49(3):182-191. doi: 10.1080/02791072.2017.1312643. Epub 2017 Apr 26. Accessed on 3rd October 2022 via https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28443703/</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> |