“How to change your mind” has a chapter on how psychedelics work in the mind. They appear to inhibit the brains Default Mode Network. The DMN is the part of the

“How to change your mind” has a chapter on how psychedelics work in the mind. They appear to inhibit the brains Default Mode Network. The DMN is the part of the brain most active when people are not otherwise engaged or doing a task. I’ve taken this to mean it loosens the rigidity of people’s default mental state. This maybe how addicts are able to quit addictions after a session with a psychedelic-their DMN loosens up enough to let go of the connections reinforcing the addiction. So, I’m not sure how that would affect the DMN at a low dose over a log period of time. Maybe it’d help people avoid logical traps, such as addictive behaviors?