Editing Altered States of Consciousness and Psychedelic Science (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> ==
* '''Altered State of Consciousness''' (ASC) — Any "Mental State" "Significantly Different" from "Normal Waking Consciousness" in "Terms of Perception," "Cognition," or "Emotion."
* '''Psilocybin''' — The "Active Compound" in "'Magic Mushrooms'": a **"Serotonergic Psychedelic"** "That" "Binds" to **5-HT2A Receptors** and "Dramatically Alters" "Consciousness."
* '''LSD''' — (Lysergic acid diethylamide). "A Synthetic" **"Psychedelic"** (see Albert Hofmann, 1943) "With" "Extremely High Potency" and "Long Duration."
* '''DMT''' — (Dimethyltryptamine). "The Most Potent" **"Psychedelic"** — also "Produced" "Endogenously" (in the Body). "Associated with" **"Near-Death Experiences"** (NDEs).
* '''Default Mode Network''' (DMN) — (See Article 712). The "Brain Network" "Active" "During" "Self-Referential Thought" (Rumination, Mind-wandering): **"Suppressed"** by "Psychedelics," "Potentially" "Breaking" "Rigid Thought Patterns."
* '''ENTROPY Theory''' — (Robin Carhart-Harris). "Psychedelics" "Increase" **"Brain Entropy"** (Complexity / Disorder), "Loosening" "Habitual" "Cognitive Patterns."
* '''Mystical Experience''' — A "Characteristic" "Peak Experience" of "Psychedelics" involving "Unity," "Sacredness," "Noetic Quality," and "Transcendence of Time and Space."
* '''Ketamine''' — "A Dissociative Anesthetic" with "Rapid" **"Anti-Depressant Effects"** "Via NMDA Receptor Antagonism": "First" "Approved" "Psychedelic-Adjacent Drug."
* '''MDMA''' — (Empathogen/Entactogen). "Currently" in "Phase 3 Trials" for **"PTSD Treatment"**: "Promotes" "Openness" and "Trust" During "Trauma Processing."
* '''The 'Default Mode Network' Ego''' — "The Neural" "Substrate" of "The Self-Story": **"Psychedelics"** "Dissolve" it, "Leading" to "Ego Dissolution."
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