Enhancement of creative expression and entoptic phenomena as after-effects of repeated ayahuasca ceremonies

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 191-199

  Frecska, Ede ^a   Móré, Csaba E ^b   Vargha, András ^c   Luna, Luis E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b Sántha Kálmán Hospital and Mental Health Center   (Hungary)

^c Department of Psychology   (Hungary)

^d Wasiwaska Research Center   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Creativity; Dimethyltryptamine; Hallucinogens; Phosphenes; Psychedelics

Indexed keywords

AYAHUASCA; DIETHYLAMINE; LYSERGIDE; N,N DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CREATIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; RITUAL; VISION;

ADULT; BANISTERIOPSIS; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; CREATIVENESS; FEMALE; HALLUCINOGENS; HUMANS; MALE; PHOSPHOROUS ACIDS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; VISION, ENTOPTIC;

EID: 84868142575     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2012.703099     Document Type: Article

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