Psychedelics: Difference between revisions

'''Psychedelics are medicines that induce [[Pivotal Mental States]]. Given the correct [[priming]] (set), [[setting]] and subsequent [[integration]] they can have potent [[psychoplastogen]] effects on the mind.''' During the [[Psychedelic Experience|psychedelic experience,]] as shown in the illustrated brain scan to the right ('''Figure 1''') parts of the brain which do not usually communicate with one another start talking, opening subconscious inputs to the conscious mind. The experience is thought to open a [[Neuroplasticity|neuroplastic]] window augmenting learning and cognitive and psychological flexibility<ref>'''A role for the serotonin 2A receptor in the expansion and functioning of human transmodal cortex'''. Andrea I Luppi, Manesh Girn, Fernando E Rosas, Christopher Timmermann, Leor Roseman, David Erritzoe, David J Nutt, Emmanuel A Stamatakis, R Nathan Spreng, Lei Xing. https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awad311. Published: 13 September 2023</ref>. Clinically this can be seen as introducing [[Psychological Entropy|entropy]] into ruminating thought patterns thought to be the basis of [[Mental Illness|mental illnesses]] such as bipolarity<ref>'''Risks and benefits of psilocybin use in people with bipolar disorder: An international web-based survey on experiences of ‘magic mushroom’ consumption'''. Emma Morton, Kimberly Sakai, and Josh Woolley. Volume 37, Issue . <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1177/02698811221131997</nowiki>. Accessed 23 Jan 2023 via https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/02698811221131997</ref>, [[depression]] and anxiety.