Have you ever wondered why people who nearly die often describe speeding toward supernatural light, or seeing their life flash before their eyes? You may have also heard about the powerful psychedelic ...

DMT, a chemical found in ayhuasca, produces an intense roughly 20-minute trip if it's injected. Scientists say they newly understand how the drug acts on the brain from two types of imaging.

Known as the “spirit molecule” to psychedelics enthusiasts, N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is said to produce vivid and strangely similar hallucinations for many who take it. Now, a new extended-state ...

DMT users often have other-worldly experiences that forever change them. Here are some of their stories. DMT (N, N-Dimethyltryptamine) is a powerful psychedelic compound found in various plants and ...

Near-death experiences are one of the most puzzling phenomena in psychology. A near-death experience is when a person appears to be clinically ‘dead’ for a short period—when their heart stops beating, ...

The authors of a recent study (Timmermann et al., 2018) argue that what people experience under the influence of DMT provides a model of what people undergo during near-death experiences. Although ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Brain image shows significant "hyper-connectivity" induced by DMT. On a spectrum, yellow refers to "strong" connectivity, while orange is medium and red is "mild."Chris Timmermann ...