Hallucinogenic substances have the same effect as lucid dreams

Hallucinogenic substances have the same effect as lucid dreams, according to a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Neuroscience by researchers at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Specialists have noticed that, at least statistically, people describe roughly the same hallucinogenic experiences as LSD, fungi, or lucidity, and the experiences of lucid dreams, writes Live Science. The lucid dreams are a type of dream in which the person knows he is dreaming and can control his actions. Comparing the subjective experiences of a hallucinogenic substance with a certain aspect of neurochemistry can help explain how the brain generates dreams spontaneously. Thus, Enzo Tagliazucchi and his team have analyzed the online statements of people who have gone through both types of experiences. The information was found on the erowid site.

org, where people can describe (anonymously) the experiences of consuming prohibited substances. They have come to the conclusion that in the top 20 substances whose effect resembles lucid dreams, 17 are hallucinogens. Consumers have described from visual hallucinations, such as poor color bursts. People have also experienced a sense of Tagliazucchi says that some similarities and differences reflect how psychedelics work on the brain and how dreams are formed. For example, the serotonin neurotransmitter is not produced during dream sleeping phases, but psychedelics produce a substance that resembles serotonin and helps in inducing psychedelic experiences.