In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers have uncovered connections between the psychoactive effects of classical psychedelics and brain activity patterns that resemble those seen during sleep. The findings suggest that psychedelic substances induce a unique state that integrates waking behaviors with sleep-like brain waves. Classical psychedelics, including compounds like 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT), are known to induce profound changes in perception, emotion, cognition, and movement. These substances, structurally similar to serotonin, have been the sub…
