Altered waking states of consciousness and its underlying functional organization have gained increasing interest in recent years, i.e. in identifying the neural basis of consciousness. To overcome fundamental shortcomings of current methods to objectively assess the level of consciousness, the investigators propose here to apply a novel and empirically vali...

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ClinicalTrials.gov 2021-04-28 University of Zurich

ClinicalTrials.gov CLINICAL TRIAL psilocybin Depression Brain Imaging Consciousness Clinical Trial Altered Waking States of Consciousness in Healthy Humans More

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Psilocybin-induced spiritual experiences and insightfulness are associated with synchronization of neuronal oscillations.

RationaleDuring the last years, considerable progress has been made toward understanding the neuronal basis of consciousness by using sophisticated behavioral tasks, brain-imaging techniques, and various psychoactive drugs. Nevertheless, the neuronal mechanisms underlying some of the most intriguing states of consciousness, including spiritual experiences, r...

Details DOI 10.1007/s00213-015-4026-7 PubMed 26231498

Psychopharmacology 2015-07-31 Kometer M, Pokorny T, Seifritz E, Volleinweider FX.

Europe PMC Published psilocybin Brain Imaging Mechanism of Action Receptor Pharmacology Clinical Trial Parahippocampal Gyrus More

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Spatiotemporal brain dynamics of emotional face processing modulations induced by the serotonin 1A/2A receptor agonist psilocybin.

Emotional face processing is critically modulated by the serotonergic system. For instance, emotional face processing is impaired by acute psilocybin administration, a serotonin (5-HT) 1A and 2A receptor agonist. However, the spatiotemporal brain mechanisms underlying these modulations are poorly understood. Here, we investigated the spatiotemporal brain dyn...

Details DOI 10.1093/cercor/bht178 PubMed 23861318

Cerebral Cortex 2013-07-15 Bernasconi F, Schmidt A, Pokorny T, Kometer M, Seifritz E, Vollenweider FX.

Europe PMC Published psilocybin Brain Imaging Mechanism of Action Receptor Pharmacology Observational Study Face More

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Characterization of Altered Waking States of Consciousness in Healthy Humans

Psilocybin-induced spiritual experiences and insightfulness are associated with synchronization of neuronal oscillations.

Spatiotemporal brain dynamics of emotional face processing modulations induced by the serotonin 1A/2A receptor agonist psilocybin.