This paper introduces a new construct, the 'pivotal mental state', which is defined as a hyper-
plastic state aiding rapid and deep learning that can mediate psychological transformation …

Meditation practices, originated from ancient traditions, have increasingly received attention
due to their potential benefits to mental and physical health. The scientific community invests …

The use of low sub-perceptual doses of psychedelics (“microdosing”) has gained popularity
in recent years. Although anecdotal reports claim multiple benefits associated with this …

Meditation encompasses a range of practices employing diverse induction techniques, each
characterized by a distinct attentional focus. In Mantra meditation, for instance, practitioners …

Breathwork is an understudied school of practices involving intentional respiratory
modulation to induce an altered state of consciousness (ASC). We simultaneously …

The scope of human consciousness includes states departing from what most of us
experience as ordinary wakefulness. These altered states of consciousness constitute a …

Sleep has long been considered as a state of behavioral disconnection from the
environment, without reactivity to external stimuli. Here we questioned this 'sleep …

Background: N, N-dimethyltryptamine is a short-acting psychedelic tryptamine found
naturally in many plants and animals. Few studies to date have addressed the neural and …

Recent findings have shown that psychedelics reliably enhance brain entropy (understood
as neural signal diversity), and this effect has been associated with both acute and long-term …

Psychedelics have been recognized as model interventions for studying altered states of
consciousness. However, few empirical studies of the shamanic state of consciousness …