When people use a psychedelic called dimethyltryptamine (DMT), they experience a temporary loss of their sense of self. DMT interacts with a frequency of brain activity associated with ...

In a controlled study, researchers used DMT and watched adults' brain activity change as their usual "sense of self" slipped ...

A new study from Imperial College London has found significant overlap between the experiences reported by subjects who have had near-death experiences, and volunteers administered with a powerful ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

This article was originally published on Reality Sandwich, and appears here with permission. Do We Have Souls or Are We One With the Universe? Many religious traditions believe that humans possess an ...

The authors of a recent study (Timmermann et al., 2018) argue that what people experience under the influence of DMT provides a model of what people undergo during near-death experiences. Although ...

This is your brain educated on drugs. Specifically, one of the most powerful mind-altering substances on the planet: 5-MeO-DMT. With all the enthusiasm around the use of psychedelics to treat mental ...

There’s no universally accepted definition of a near-death experience, but those who have come close to dying say that Hollywood’s depictions aren’t too far off. Nearly dying usually involves travel ...

What happens when you die? As she lay blindfolded in a seat in a dimly lit room, Anna* came close to finding out. But Anna wasn't dying, or even close to death, when she entered what she described as ...

The edge of death is a lot like drinking a cup of tea. That, more or less, is the conclusion of a paper published yesterday (Aug. 15) in the journal Frontiers in Psychology. Of course, it depends on ...