October readings

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Can psychedelic drugs uncover the secrets of consciousness?

I’ve no idea; but they might contribute to our understanding in some way. From Nature: ‘Volunteers undergo brain scans while being given mind-bending drugs to alter their consciousness.’ There’s a nice video accompanying the very short piece.

Biological substrat…