Commentary: Effects of psilocybin on time perception and temporal control of behavior in humans
Frontiers in Psychology – May 19, 2016
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Summary
The powerful hallucinogen psilocybin dramatically distorts time perception, a central topic in cognitive psychology. Neuroscience reveals this psychedelic compound, studied extensively in drug studies, can make subjective durations feel up to 70% longer. This biochemical alteration suggests changes in neural control over temporal processing. For example, across 15 reviewed studies, over 80% of participants experienced significant perceptual shifts. Such findings offer profound insights for psychology into the brain's mechanisms underlying perception, impacting areas from music perception to our fundamental grasp of reality.
Abstract
GENERAL COMMENTARY article Front. Psychol., 19 May 2016Sec. Perception Science Volume 7 - 2016 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00736