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          ·November 24, 2025·4 min read

          Psychedelic ‘Ego Death’ Tied to a Collapse in Alpha Brain Waves

          A new study using DMT as a scientific tool reveals how psychedelics alter the brain’s alpha-wave dynamics and weaken our sense of self. The researchers found that DMT pushes the brain away from its usual “critical” balance between chaos and order, a state believed to be essential for coherent self-awareness over time.
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          ·August 8, 2017·4 min read

          ‘Ego Dissolving’ Psychedelic Drugs Could Assist With Mental Health

          A new study in Neuroscience of Consciousness adds weight to previous findings about the potential benefits psychedelics could have for treating mental health disorders.
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          FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·April 13, 2016·5 min read

          How LSD Can Make Us Lose Our Sense of Self

          Increases in global connectivity in brain networks of people under the influence of LSD correlate with the degree to which a person reported a sense of ego dissolution.
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