We are ’t

“The problem can be illustrated by a recent study that found that the psychedelic drug LSD can disrupt the modular organisation that can explain vision. What’s more, the level of disorganisation is linked with the severity of the the “breakdown of the self” that people commonly experience when taking the drug. The study found that the drug affected the way that several brain regions were communicating with the rest of the brain, increasing their level of connectivity. So if we ever want to understand what our sense of self really is, we need to understand the underlying connectivity between brain regions as part of a complex network.†

We just went up a complexity notch.

“Art has this capacity to reach the deepest parts of our being, but it depends our intention, our relationship to the work of art,” Kaelen said. “What psychedelics do is help us to be more open, to lower our psychological defense mechanisms, and therefore it makes us incredibly receptive to this work of art, this music.‡

Art is truly transional: ’tis the very expression of the second person perspective.

† Henrik Jörntell – http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-brain-a-radical-rethink-is-needed-to-understand-it 17 maart 17

‡ April Short – http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Music-helps-hallucinogens-heal-minds-scientist-11084965.php 19 april 17