DMT-induced shifts in criticality correlate with self-dissolution (jneurosci.org)

Well, just by reading the abstract I can’t tell if the results are positive or not. But glad to see more research being done on this area.

Who over here in HN has tried DMT?

TL;DR: DMT makes brainwaves simpler and more disordered. I have a scientific background and I'm quite familiar with DMT, but I'm struggling to take anything meaningful from this.

> We find that DMT shifts the normally dominant alpha oscillations towards a quieter subcritical state, increasing entropy while reducing complexity, and that this shift correlates with intensity of disruption of the sense of self.

Wait, is this a good or a bad thing? Asking for a friend.

You can find Bill Atkinson's open-source instructions for Jaguar (5-MeO-DMT) Vape Pens from a link here: https://boingboing.net/2025/07/10/apples-bill-atkinson-creat...

I think the terminology is hacked to produce the most scary looking headline while saying the most mundane and expected things.