The Psychedelic Mind

What happens when the mind stops experiencing reality the way it always has?

A scientist discovers that a microscopic dose of LSD can transform his entire perception of the world. A meditation practitioner experiences the disappearance of the self. A change in breathing produces sensations that seem almost impossible to explain.

Different paths. Extraordinary experiences. One profound question: What is consciousness, and how much do we really understand about it?

In The Psychedelic Mind, Naomi Mori explores the fascinating intersection of psychedelic science, neuroscience, meditation, breathwork, and mystical experience.

Drawing on groundbreaking research, historical discoveries, and compelling firsthand accounts, this thought-provoking book investigates what altered states of consciousness reveal about the human brain—and the limits of our understanding.

Inside, you'll discover:

• The psychedelic pioneers: How LSD, psilocybin, and DMT transformed scientific questions about consciousness.


• The neuroscience of altered states: What brain imaging reveals about perception, identity, and the sense of self.


• Ego dissolution: Why the boundaries between self and world sometimes disappear.


• Breathwork and meditation: How non-drug practices can produce extraordinary changes in awareness.


• Mystical experiences: Why people across cultures describe remarkably similar encounters with something beyond ordinary reality.


• The therapeutic revolution: What psychedelic research actually reveals about depression, anxiety, and psychological transformation.


• The unanswered questions: Where scientific evidence ends and philosophical speculation begins.

Neither an endorsement of psychedelics nor a dismissal of extraordinary experiences, The Psychedelic Mind offers a balanced, accessible exploration of one of humanity's oldest mysteries.

For readers interested in neuroscience, psychology, consciousness, psychedelics, meditation, and the science of the mind.

The most extraordinary mystery may not be what lies beyond consciousness—but consciousness itself.

Pagine	72
Formato	[EU] Stampa bianco e nero - standard - 152x228 mm - Carta crema - Copertina opaca
Peso	108 gr.