A new neuroimaging study has revealed how the powerful psychedelic N,N-dimethyltryptamine, commonly known as DMT, alters the brain’s primary visual cortex, potentially explaining the intense ...

they also found that specific combinations of waves during the trip could explain the different emotional and physical sensations of the DMT experience. The visual effects seemed most closely tied ...

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In a telephone interview with Wired.com, Noe described the visual effect caused by the drug: “Everything seems like it’s made out of neon lights,” Noe says. “When people smoke DMT ...

DMT is a hallucinogenic compound that, when smoked, evokes a short burst of strong visuals and a mental state that can only be described as “consciousness upheaval.” “As soon as I could open ...