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The Psychedelic Drug DMT Can Simulate a Near-Death Experience, Study Suggests (vice.com)
dmoberhaus writes: In the first study of its kind, [published this week in the journal Frontiers in Psychology,] researchers dosed 13 people with the potent psychedelic dimethyltryptamine (DMT) to investigate its similarity to near-death experiences. As the researchers found, DMT does in fact induce experiences that are qualitatively similar to NDEs, [but the intensity of these NDEs largely depend on context]. Motherboard spoke with an independent researcher who pioneered DMT research in the 90s to discuss the possible implications of this research. While tricky to define due to their subjective nature, "NDEs tend to share many common elements, such as feelings of inner peace, the experience of traveling through a tunnel, out of body experiences, and encounters with sentient beings," reports Motherboard. A psychiatrist not involved with the study "suggested that the overlap between DMT and NDEs could possibly be explained on a biological level since DMT is naturally produced in small quantities by the human body and has been shown to minimize neuronal damage due to hypoxia (insufficient oxygen) in test tubes," reports Motherboard. "Thus, [the psychiatrist said] 'one could construct a coherent scenario where endogenous DMT rises in response to cardiac arrest/hypoxia in order to protect the brain as long as possible.'"
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Netcraft confirms it. It's been near death around here for years.
The article suggests DMT is created by the body when you’re near death.
It claims the sensations experienced during a Near Death Experience are not similar to, but literally caused by DMT.
I've used DMT many times. Amazing experience. Beings like the Clockwork Elves are very real and sentient, it's not a hallucination.
I for one welcome our sentient test tubes overlords!
This is revolutionary stuff! I wonder what follow up research they could conduct...
The drug LSD can simulate a psychedelic experience?
Alcohol can simulate a drunken experience?
Ketamine can simulate an out of body experience?
Weed can simulate a being stoned experience?
Morons.
So can watching love island
Studies have shown that out of body experiences are fake. Picture were placed on the top of cabinets in emergency rooms, such that they are only visible from above. The people that reported out of body experiences are unable to report even the presence of these picture never mind the content.
""NDEs tend to share many common elements, such as feelings of inner peace, the experience of traveling through a tunnel, out of body experiences, and encounters with sentient beings,""
While the first studies reported those elements, by now it is pretty much clear that 1) NDE depends on cultural backgrounds and 2) there are also negative one which go under reported because most religious folk don't like to report they saw vision of hell on where they think they are going after death. Just sayin'.
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I have never understood why these are called NDE. I mean the people who report them are alive, they didn't die. They are just dreams that happen when you are in a sleep state. There is nothing special about them.
Haven't this been suggested for four decades already?
A number of NDEs are known to occur during cardiac arrest, when there is no blood flow to the brain, and effectively no brain function. Whilst producing a mind expanding experience with features in common with NDEs, I have my doubts as to how accurately it simulates the conditions of an NDE.
I have near death experiences on my drive to/from work with all the crazy mother fucker assholes out there that can't drive and won't pay attention. No drugs required. Not a simulation.
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One of the many side effects of our awful War on Drugs in the US is that this kind of research is essentially banned here, on account of DMT being a Schedule 1 drug. LSD falls into that category as well, along with the well known case of marijuana. Drugs like DMT and LSD offer incredible insight into some of the most mysterious processes in our brain, like the nature of consciousness and perception of reality. It's sickening how much we've let drug agents and drug warrior politicians (both sides, WoD is entirely bipartisan) stand against scientific progress, especially with drugs entirely lacking addictiveness and overdose potential like DMT/LSD/pot. Imagine our state of knowledge had these not been just about impossible to research in humans in the US for the last 50 years, with no change on the horizon.
I had been hoping we'd see the failure in my lifetime, and marijuana reform provided some optimism, until the opioid crisis squelched it with more of 'The War on Drugs has failed!' 'So what should we do about opiates?' 'More police! More laws! More regulation! Longer sentences! Crack down on supply! Fuck how many people have to suffer in agony or kill themselves when they can't get pain relief!' like if we just try prohibition a little harder it will magically start working, because this time it's Really Bad. Oh well, at least we have other countries that can do this great research.
Boy, just wait until the Tinfoil Hat Brigade gets ahold of this story! ;-)
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And could it be a safer replacement?
From what I have read of NDEs, one experience they share is that they feel intensely read. Like, more real and more intense than real life. This quality would not be easily verified by a test subject simply stating, "Real? Yeah, sure, I guess it felt real."
So, I would propose that any serious investigation into how well DMT simulates an NDE would have to include test subjects who have already experienced an NDE, so that the subjective "hyper-real" quality could be evaluated.
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difficult to learn about DMT induced NDE due to the NDA the CIA, NSA, and other NGOs make you sign.
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Wrong. What you meant to say was that anyone who isn't stupid knows it. Plenty of people have a brain but don't know NDEs are bullshit. Remember: slightly over half of Americans believe demonic possession is a real thing. Demonic possession. Real. Seriously. They believe that is part of the real world. These are people who can talk and pass for homo sapiens on the street. Many can read and write. They have jobs. Responsibilities. They're allowed to be parents. Some of them are in positions where if they fuck up, lots of people die (but fortunantely, they rarely fuck up). Some of them have been our former presidents, in post-WW2 times with access to nuclear weapons. They all have second-amendment-guaranteed rights.
And they believe in demonic possession.
Having-a-brain and understanding the most basic things about reality, are two completely different things.
Life is an illusion which evolved with complex molecules. Psychedelic drugs can destroy this illusion, leaving the molecules to deal with their death.
I guess I should not be surprised that the delusional affirm their delusion by down voting science into oblivion to affirm their delusion.
Okay, our next step, is to actually fully describe near death experiences that actually happened before people died. I hope these guys aren't getting any grant money.
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