and default mode network, 313 , 378 , 387 –88
disconnection experienced in, 377 –78
and ego’s tyranny, 367
and excess of order in brain, 313 , 329 , 385
inadequate treatments for, 335
and mental time travel, 387
and psycholytic LSD therapy, 156
return of, 380 –81
and rumination, 377 –78, 383
and studies requested by FDA, 375 –76
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), 383
dimethyltryptamine (DMT), 27 , 48 , 293
Doblin, Rick
ambitions of, 36 –37, 401 –2
background of, 35
on legalization, 402
and MAPS, 35 , 36 –37, 397
and MDMA trials, 48
on progress of field, 397 , 403 –4
on quality of Harvard-based research, 45 –46, 191
The Doors of Perception (Huxley), 25 , 143 , 160 , 162 , 201 , 253
double-blind trials in research, 208
dreams and dreaming, 155 , 292 , 297
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), 60
drug war, 28 , 50 , 398
Drugs Without the Hot Air (Nutt), 300n
Dulles, Allen, 165
Dylan, Bob, 114
Dyson, Esther, 183
Eastern religions, 205
eating disorders, 313 , 367
ecstasy in psychedelic experiences, 111
ego
and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), 370
and awe-inspiring experiences, 374
and default mode network (DMN), 312 , 313 –14, 329 , 387 , 388
excessive control of, 313 , 315 , 367 , 388
and existential distress, 353
and expansion/contraction of consciousness, 323
and fear of death, 339
functions of, 352
and mental time travel, 387
silencing of, 288 –90, 394 –95
and spirituality, 390
weakened state of, 252 –53
ego dissolution
and addiction treatment, 366
attitudes predicted by, 316n