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Scientists gave alligators ketamine for study on hearing Scientists gave alligators ketamine and headphones. The study, published in The Journal of Neuroscience was designed to learn about the neural maps alligators generate to locate noises in their habitats, focusing specifically on interaural time difference (ITD), which is the gap in arrival time of a sound […]
Evidence says psychedelic drug DMT makes the brain think its dying Take a trip to near death with the psychedelic drug DMT. Researchers from Imperial College London set out to investigate the similarities between people who ‘saw the light’ through NDE’s (near-death experiences) or took ayahuasca, a powerful hallucinogen containing DMT of ceremonial esteem in […]
Could music prevent cognitive decline? Research suggests that cognitive decline could be thwarted with the help of music. The brain is a complex organ, so complex that it researches itself and still can’t comprehend its mechanisms. Memory; the one thing that’s truly our own and bridges the gap from the inner mind to the outside […]
Study finds LSD alters neural response to music in several regions of brain A new study finds LSD alters the neural response to music. We’ve got to appreciate how science explains why we have certain experiences, which in this case has to do with how we experience music when under the influence of LSD. Listening […]
Create music with your mind with Encephalophone instrument The Encephalophone instrument could revolutionize therapy for those suffering from neurological disorders. Swedish neurologist, Dr. Thomas Deuel, has been working with Washington’s DXARTS, a program that crosses science and arts to cross-pollinate and revolutionize both fields. Deuel then teamed up with UW-based physicist Felix Durvas to create […]
tDCS brain electrification can improve creativity, says study tDCS Brain electrification….station: The mental locomotion taking your mind to creative destinations. I’m not talking about electro-shock therapy from 60’s mental asylums. I’m talking about very mild, in fact weak, electrical currents gently zapping your brain into a more creative state. Researchers from the UK’s Queen Mary […]
Why you crave cigarettes when you drink alcohol Cigarettes and alcohol go hand in hand, or rather sip and drag. We all know that feeling when 3 drinks into the night you NEED to smoke a cigggie, even if you haven’t smoked for years. You can go the whole week without smoking but as soon […]
New studies on psychedelic substances have lifted the veil of perception regarding its effect on the brain Psychedelic substances have been used medicinally throughout the ages. They have been used by a plethora of cultures to cure all kinds of mental disorders as well as connecting them to a higher state of consciousness. Psychedelic substances […]
Designing playlists for people on LSD Designing playlists for people on LSD is a job that neuroscience PhD student, Mendel Kaelen has to do for the Imperial College’s clinical trials. Acid or LSD has a consistent reputation of being a trippy party drug from the sixties. LSD has always been linked to the musical experience […]
