When David Luke committed to studying psychedelics and parapsychology, it felt like double career suicide. Today, elite ...

When you hear the words “altered state of consciousness” you may think of bellbottoms, hippies, and LSD. But some altered states have nothing to do with drugs and are more important than we may think.

Yoga, mindfulness, meditation, breathwork, and other practices are gaining in popularity due to their potential to improve health and well-being. The effects of these practices are mostly positive and ...

In a controlled study, researchers used DMT and watched adults' brain activity change as their usual "sense of self" slipped away.

We all know that time seems to pass at different speeds in different situations. For example, time appears to go slowly when we travel to unfamiliar places. A week in a foreign country seems much ...

Mindfulness training may lead participants to experience disembodiment and unity – so-called altered states of consciousness – according to a new study from researchers at the University of Cambridge.

A number of injuries have been reported across various Florida theme parks — including the Walt Disney World Resort, the Universal Orlando Resort and SeaWorld Orlando — in the second quarter of 2025.

The editors at Communications Psychology invite research manuscripts investigating states of consciousness, as for example induced by psychoactive substances, hypnosis, meditation, or arising as a ...

We all know that time seems to pass at different speeds in different situations. For example, time appears to go slowly when we travel to unfamiliar places. A week in a foreign country seems much ...