The Scientist and the Shaman: Hallucination

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

English - August 07, 2014 16:10 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MB - ★★★★ - 5.5K ratings
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In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Julie and Robert continue their discussion of the overlap between shamanism and cognitive neuroscience. In particular, what sort of hallucinatory experiences do substances like DMT, psilocybin and salvia grant users? Why do humans have trace elements of DMT in their bodies? All these questions and more will be discussed.

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