Hallucinogens affect the neocortex, and my neocortex…

“People who are very Tuned In to context tend to have strong connections from the hippocampus to areas in the prefrontal cortex that control…

— Richard J. Davidson

“Electronic circuits are millions of times faster than our biological circuits. At first we will have to devote all of this speed increase to…

— Ray Kurzweil

What WE represent is the nexus of concrescent novelty that has been moving itself together, complexifying itself, folding itself in upon itself for billions…

— Terence McKenna

“The neocortex is not like a computer, parallel or otherwise. Instead of computing answers to problems the neocortex uses stored memories to solve problems…

— Jeff Hawkins

“It doesn’t matter how big your neocortex is or how abstractly you can reason: unless you can trust others, your species will forever remain…

— Bruce Schneier

“your neocortex is the part of your brain that tracks time.”

— Martha N. Beck

“Our neocortex has made us meaning-seeking creatures, acutely aware of the perplexity and tragedy of our predicament, and if we do not discover some…

— Karen Armstrong

“In any situation where our brains perceive extreme threat, the neocortex (the most recently evolved layer of the brain, which performs logical calculation) may…

— Martha N. Beck

The hallucinogens produce visionary states, sort of, but morphine and its derivatives decrease awareness of inner processes, thoughts and feelings. They are pain killers;…

— William S. Burroughs

I don't use recreational drugs, except for cocaine, hallucinogens, and nitrates.

— Robert Mapplethorpe

Hallucinogens are a value changer...like it or not, it changes your values, it opens up windows (doors of perception.)

— George Carlin

Raising a child is like taking care of someone who's on way too many shrooms, while you yourself are on a moderate amount of…

— Ron Funches

One of my books is a hallucinogen, an aphrodisiac, a mood elevator, an intellectual garage door opener, and a metaphysical trash compactor. They'll do…

— Tom Robbins

On the other side of the spirit veil, I spend more than a little bit of time researching the hallucinogens. I personally believe ayahuasca…

— Chris Kilham

“The only people who are completely sure they've heard from God are either clinically insane or under the influence of hallucinogens.”

— Steven Furtick