Near-death psychedelic neurochemicals
 

NYRB: "Mind-altering substances are relevant to near-death experiences not only because they represent a similarly hyperaware yet disconnected mental state, but also because scientists have observed, in a cohort of asphyxiated rats, that death corresponds with a potent outflow of psychedelic neurochemicals generted within the brain"

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> created January 9, 2026 at 10:24:57 AM


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