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Published 12:29 12 Apr 2016 BST
"This study tells us not just about what LSD does, but also the nature of normal brain function. Under LSD, consciousness is still intact—but what’s missing is this sense of self, a sense of having an ego. Psychedelics are a stark reminder that the sense of self that we have is kind of precarious."
Strikingly, Carhart's results found that participants on LSD expressed "a striking expansion of communication" with speech becoming "less restricted" and "less confined to the visual system". Essentially, your brain is better able to "think in pictures" while on acid.

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