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Luminous: Your Brain on Shrooms

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

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Psychedelics and Consciousness Evolution

This chapter explores Terrence McKenna's stone-dape theory of consciousness, which posits that psychedelic mushrooms significantly influenced human cognitive evolution. It contrasts this theory with other perspectives on early human resilience, highlighting the neurobiological mechanisms, particularly serotonin 2A receptors, and their role in consciousness and social behaviors across species.

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