Based on interviews with 19 psychedelic users, the experience of using psychedelics can function as a form of self-care, particularly in ceremonial, recreational, or private settings. Self-perception and existential meaningfulness were the main mechanisms through which self-care occurred. Participants also reported difficult experiences and adversities that hindered self-care. The findings suggest that for some individuals, psychedelic use may be integrated into a self-care process and potentially improve self-care abilities outside of clinical settings.
The paper examines four ways philosophy and neuroscience can relate when studying consciousness and the brain. The Isolationist Approach keeps them separate, like solo dancing. The Reductionist Approach reduces philosophy to neuroscience. The Neurophenomenological Approach rejects reduction but keeps them interacting, like a tango, emphasizing an embodied study of consciousness. The Non-Reductive Neurophilosophical Approach uses both disciplines for their epistemic value. Survey data from neurophilosophy experts show a preference for approaches that interconnect the two fields, though the exact type of interconnection varies.