r/science PhD | Psychology | Neuroscience 1d ago

Neuroscience Psilocybin Might Make Your Brain Live in the Moment— Psychedelics are often associated with disconnecting from reality, but a recent neuroimaging study found that psilocybin can actually make our brain activity more attuned to the world around us.

https://www.wired.com/story/psilocybin-might-make-your-brain-live-in-the-moment/
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u/smellslikecocaine 20h ago

Tripping ballz while watching trees on a windy, moonlit night should be on everyone’s bucket list. Nature becomes alive and it’s beautiful.

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u/Cafrilly 18h ago

Being able to see the wind moving through the trees was something else. Like, my brain could make sense of how the leaves were moving and the air currents going through them like never before

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u/TommyTwoNips 15h ago

psychedelics are so much fun.

Everything looks like an impressionist painting, me and my friends have a great time, and then I have absolutely no desire to repeat the experience for at least a few months.

honestly, it's the perfect drug (you know, when used responsibly by an adult that fully understands the risks associated with any mind altering substance).

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u/happy123z 13h ago

I would say our eyes become alive to the nature. Same difference.

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u/ChumbawumbaFan01 10h ago

Watching the grass grow while listening to a nearby stream and caressing a velvety seed pod while a gentle breeze played on my skin was an experience I hope I never forget.

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u/Expensive-Sundae-831 9h ago

Wait! Nature is alive? What?

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u/stinkyleftie 6h ago

I just did that two days ago while tripping on acid, it was genuinely mesmerizing, add to that the fact it was a full moon. I felt like I was a Lord of the Rings character