… We did not observe significant increased manic symptoms as measured by the YMRS at 1:40
h after ayahuasca intake ( p = 0.26). We also observed transient nausea (Aya = 71%, Pla = …

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has just completed 20 years of existence. It
currently serves as a research tool in a broad range of human brain studies in normal and …

Pranayama refers to a set of yoga breathing exercises. Recent evidence suggests that the
practice of pranayama has positive effects on measures of clinical stress and anxiety. This …

The entropic brain hypothesis holds that the key facts concerning psychedelics are partially
explained in terms of increased entropy of the brain’s functional connectivity. Ayahuasca is a …

… (before dosing session) and 48 h after the dosing session. … After 48 h from the dosing
session with ayahuasca, patients' … plasma cortisol levels were observed 48 h after the sessions. …

With the aim of further advancing the understanding of the human brain’s functional
connectivity, we propose a network metric which we term the geodesic entropy. This metric …

The physical basis of consciousness is one of the most intriguing open questions that
contemporary science aims to solve. By approaching the brain as an interactive information system…

There is demand in diverse fields for a reliable method of estimating the entropy associated
with correlations. The estimation of a unique entropy directly from the Pearson correlation …

A recently diagnosed 22-year-old female with no history of transmission risk factors prompted
a thorough investigation of possible alternative risk factors. As the patient had evidence of …

Circular single stranded DNA viruses (CRESS DNA) encoding a homologous replication-associated
protein (REP) have been identified in most of eukaryotic groups. It is not clear yet …