Psychedelics and mindfulness let in extra sensory signals by silencing the default mode network
Because of how decreased default mode network activity may loosen the inhibitory mechanims in the brain, It seems plausable to assume that psychedelics and mindfulness silence the processes in which Our left hemisphere unconsciously focuses on only a select few of the sensory signals it receives that it considers important, thus activating areas of the brain that are that are habitually deactivated by the default mode network. The subject is then percieving maybe 20 to 100 sensory signals per minute instead of the usual 10. This is enough to produce histarical laughter, profound awe, or accute anxiety.
References
- Wilson, A., Robert. (1986). The New Inquisition Irrational Rationalism and the Citadel of Science Chapter 7 the Open Universe (Page 220 · Location 4615). Grand Junction, Colorado: Hilaritas Press.
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