The brain under psychedelics: Scientists found evidence for ‘higher’ state of consciousness

Scientific evidence of a ‘higher’ state of consciousness has been found in a study led by the University of Sussex.

Neuroscientists observed a sustained increase in neural signal diversity — a measure of the complexity of brain activity — of people under the influence of psychedelic drugs, compared with when they were in a normal waking state.

This, however, is the first study to show brain-signal diversity that is higher than baseline, that is higher than in someone who is simply ‘awake and aware’…

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The brain under psychedelics: Scientists found evidence for 'higher' state of consciousness