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Psilocybin is linked to self-awareness through its excitatory effects on the frontolateral and frontomedial cortex, which are brain regions central to cognitive processes like self-awareness, as described in [1].
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The Mechanisms of Psychedelic Visionary Experiences - Frontiers frontiersin.org 1 fact
referenceA 2016 review by dos Santos et al. of 25 neuroimaging studies concluded that oral administration of serotonergic psychedelics, including mescaline, psilocybin, and ayahuasca, produces excitatory effects in the frontolateral/frontomedial cortex and medial temporal lobe areas, which are central to cognitive functioning, self-awareness, emotional processing, and memory.