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Thinking Like a Musical Instrument or Psychoactive Substances Give Access to the Nature of Brains

Thinking Like a Musical Instrument or Psychoactive Substances Give Access to the Nature of Brains

FromBuilding a Science of Consciousness


Thinking Like a Musical Instrument or Psychoactive Substances Give Access to the Nature of Brains

FromBuilding a Science of Consciousness

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Length:
4 minutes
Released:
Nov 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, we explore the similarities between the brain and a musical instrument. We illustrate how the brain tissue is represented by metal and how brain activity can be mimicked by sound. We also demonstrate how substances such as psychedelics and dissociatives can be used to alter brain activity. This model is based on the fact that both sound and neuronal firing are examples of oscillatory activity which can have different frequency, amplitude, coherence, and damping.
Released:
Nov 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (63)

The Qualia Research Institute (QRI.org) is a California 501(c)(3) non-profit research group studying consciousness in a consistent, meaningful, and rigorous way. Our goal is to spread the ideas of our institute in a more accessible way and to support the research being done by our members.