Selen Atasoy: Enhanced Improvisation in LSD Brain Processing

LSD shifts brain dynamics towards a state of criticality, effectively expanding the repertoire of active brain states. This transition represents a reorganization of brain activity away from stagnation toward a more spontaneous and adaptive state, comparable to improvisation in musical performance. By modeling the brain as a complex system under harmonic analysis, investigations demonstrate that LSD increases both the total power and energy of neural activity. These neural changes correlate significantly with subjective experiences such as ego-dissolution and emotional arousal.