Alternatives to Psychedelics | How Do Psychedelics Work?
It’s important to note that psychedelics are not the only activities that reduce activities in the Default Mode Network. There are many other activities, including:
Meditation
Breathing exercises (e.g. holotropic breathwork)
Sensory deprivation
Fasting
Prayer
Overwhelming experiences of awe
Extreme sports
Near-death experiences
So, psychedelics decrease activity in the default mode network, which has been found to increase brain activity, increase brain entropy, and decrease the formation of mental constructs, including the mental construct of the self, resulting in the ability to perceive more details of the world. But many other activities result in the reduction of activity in the Default Mode Network.
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