LSD changes consciousness by reorganizing human brain networks
Saturday, December 12, 2015 - 15:03
in Psychology & Sociology
LSD alters consciousness, but the mechanism of how this happens has been elusive. Now researchers report that LSD interferes with the patterns of activation in brain networks that underlie human thought and behavior. The investigators used functional MRI scans and magnetoencephalography, and showed that LSD reduces connectivity within brain networks and reduces the extent to which separate networks remain distinct in their patterns of firing.