{"id":5740,"date":"2014-07-03T16:26:41","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T23:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/?p=5740"},"modified":"2014-07-07T16:45:12","modified_gmt":"2014-07-07T23:45:12","slug":"castaneda-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/03\/castaneda-confirmed\/","title":{"rendered":"Castaneda Confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"

from The Washington Post<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Psychedelic mushrooms put your brain in a \u201cwaking dream,\u201d study finds<\/h1>\n

By Rachel Feltman<\/p>\n

\"\"A man displays dried mushrooms. Reuters\/Elijah Nouvelage<\/em><\/p>\n

Psychedelic mushrooms can do more than make you see the world in kaleidoscope. Research suggests they may\u00a0have permanent, positive effects on the human brain.<\/p>\n

In fact, a\u00a0mind-altering compound<\/a>\u00a0found in some 200 species of mushroom is\u00a0already being explored<\/a>\u00a0as a potential treatment for depression and anxiety. People who consume these mushrooms, after \u201ctrips\u201d that can be a bit scary and unpleasant, report feeling more optimistic, less self-centered, and even happier for months after the fact.<\/p>\n

But why do these trips change the way people see the world? According to a study published today in\u00a0Human Brain Mapping<\/em><\/a>, the mushroom compounds\u00a0could be unlocking brain states usually only experienced when we dream, changes in activity that could help unlock permanent shifts in perspective.<\/p>\n

The study examined<\/a>\u00a0brain activity in those who\u2019d received injections of\u00a0psilocybin<\/a>, which gives \u201cshrooms\u201d their psychedelic punch. Despite a\u00a0long history<\/a>\u00a0of mushroom use in\u00a0spiritual practice<\/a>,\u00a0scientists have only recently begun to\u00a0 examine the brain activity of those using the compound, and this is the first study to attempt to relate the behavioral effects to biological changes.<\/p>\n

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