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Psychedelics and the science of self-experience

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Nour, Matthew M., Carhart-Harris, Robin L.·2017·British Journal of Psychiatry

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Summary: Altered self-experiences arise in certain psychiatric conditions, and may be induced by psychoactive drugs and spiritual/religious practices. Recently, a neuroscience of self-experience has begun to crystallise, drawing upon findings from functional neuroimaging and altered states of consciousness occasioned by psychedelic drugs. This advance may be of great importance for psychiatry.

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  • Default mode network alterations during psychedelic experience are believed to foster a more malleable cognitive landscape, less restrained by traditional boundaries, and decreased ego-centered thinking.

    “These alterations are believed to foster a cognitive landscape that's more malleable, less restrained by traditional boundaries, and exhibits decreased ego-centered thinking [49, 50].”

    From Mindfulness meditation and psychedelics: potential synergies and commonalities (2023) · cites this paper as [49]

    In “Psychedelics as a window into the self” (page not provided), the paper reports that psychedelic-related DMN changes correlate with ego-dissolution, supporting the reduced self-focus aspect. “Self-disturbance” describes a less well-circumscribed sense of self, but the paper does not establish a more malleable cognitive landscape or show that DMN changes cause it. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Authors
Nour, M. M., & Carhart-Harris, R. L.
Affiliations
King's College London (GB)
Venue
British Journal of Psychiatry
Published
2017-03
Volume
210
Issue
3
Pages
177-179
ISSN
  • 0007-1250 (ISSN-L)
  • 1472-1465
OpenAlex
W2592111319
Cited by
87
References
15
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 1
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The British Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institute for Health and Care Research (ACF-2016-17-005)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychedelics and Drug Studies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
Keywords
psychedelics, self-experience, altered states of consciousness, neuroscience of the self, functional neuroimaging, psychoactive substances, mental illness, self-awareness
MeSH terms
Consciousness, Hallucinogens, Humans, Neurosciences

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