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Lysergic Acid Diethylamide is a psychedelic drug known to induce significant alterations in human consciousness, as evidenced by clinical studies [1] and research into its effects on brain activity [2]. Furthermore, neuroscience classifies drugs like LSD as physical interventions capable of directly impacting the state of consciousness [3].
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A virtual clinical trial of psychedelics to treat patients with disorders ... eurekalert.org 1 fact
claimIn healthy volunteers, psychedelic drugs like psilocybin and LSD produce intense, consciousness-altering effects that are thought to be linked with increased dynamical complexity of brain activity.
Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org 1 fact
claimNeuroscience has identified that consciousness is affected by physical events and interventions, including brain tumors, syndromes like Alzheimer's, surgeries such as lobotomy or callosectomy, electromagnetic stimulation like electroshock therapy or transmagnetic stimulation, and drugs ranging from anesthetics to LSD and antidepressants.
The Mechanisms of Psychedelic Visionary Experiences - Frontiers frontiersin.org 1 fact
claimM. Liechti, P. Dolder, and Y. Schmid (2016) studied the alterations of consciousness and mystical-type experiences in humans following the acute administration of LSD.