Katharina Buczek
While psychedelic experiences are undoubtedly subjective from person to person, this map synthesized information from the largest data pool ever to create a reliable characterization.
Some of the most common experiences that made their way to the top of the “term list” include– visuals, euphoria, and love.
The conclusion that specific emotional responses are tied to specific brain receptors means that new psychedelic drugs may be used to create reliable and therapeutic mental states.
So, Professor Danilo Bzdok believes that psychedelic drug treatment could change the field of mental health care treatment.
“Hallucinogenic drugs may very well turn out to be the next big thing to improve clinical care of major mental health conditions,” Bzdok said.
Still, the team acknowledged that more work is still needed.
“Our study provides the first step. It is proof that, in the future, we may be able to build machine learning systems that can accurately predict which neurotransmitter receptor combinations need to be stimulated to induce a specific state of conscious experience in a given person,” Bzdok added.
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