Study finds how psychedelics cause ego death and sense of oneness

A popular psychedelic compound that has been consumed by humans since ancient days has pointed researchers toward the brain’s ‘ego center,’ according to a new study. Researchers evaluated psilocybin, the psychoactive compound found in mushrooms that grow around the world, and found how it reduces one’s sense of self, causing an effect that many users have reported as ego ‘death.’ … Continue reading