The ancient Greeks believed that when people die, their souls will take over the Styx River into the posthumous life of a ferryman named Charon. Scientists in the study found that there may be something truth on this story. , they discovered a substance that could transmit the human soul into the afterlife.
Researchers from London Imperial College London found that a DMT substance may be responsible for living hallucinations occurring in experience near death (NDE). According to experts, this naturally occurring molecule is found in plants, animals and possibly in the human brain. For recreational use causes strong visual and auditory hallucinations.
Many people who survived NDE, They feel various inexplicable visions such as meeting a deceased beloved person to see heaven or hear God’s voice. The team found that NDE resembles the experiences of people who used DMT recreationally. This indicates that The brain may be flooded with this psychedelic substance in moments before death.
This substance has similar effects to experiences near death. (illustration photo)
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There is a link between them
David Luke, Associate Professor of Psychology at Greenwich University in London, He spoke of evidence that DMT is released in the human brain in a larger quantity when we are near death. He noted that although this phenomenon has so far been observed only in animals, experts could also happen in humans. “But the animals may have significantly different methods of producing neurotransmitters and metabolizing compounds“said Amy Reichelt, neurologist and expert on neurodegenerative diseases.
Researchers from Imperial College London tested the similarity between DMT and NDE status by administration of this substance and placebo 13 participants. Later, experts tested them with their own meter. Their findings revealed the similarity between these conditions.
Scientists have revealed several similarities. (illustration photo)
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Luke, who tried to find out more about this potential link. This time scientists followed the similarities between NDE and 5-Meo-DMT substance, which is very similar to the original molecule. The difference is, according to experts, that psychedelic effects are not such long -term and are slightly less intense.
Luke and his colleagues They conducted an interview with this person to seek similarities between his NDE and the hallucinations induced by the 5-MEO-DMT. “There is a very high level of comparability, including common characteristics such as Entry to other worlds, meeting with frightening or kind entities or features similar to lucid dreaming. “They said.
However, scientists noted that There were also several unique topics during NDE that did not occur while taking 5meo-DMT. These include meeting the deceased, seeing your life in front of the eyes or white light at the end of the tunnel. This indicates that These topics can be unique to NDE.
Although this study It challenges the idea that DMT explains all the aspects of NDE, according to Luke could still be part of the whole puzzle. He explained that at the moment of death in the brain there are various neurochemical changes. These include an increase in serotonin and noradrenaline that regulate mood, emotions and stress, and DMT can also participate in them. However, further research is needed to confirm this hypothesis.
