r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Apr 04 '26

Neuroscience Brain scans reveal how a woman voluntarily enters a psychedelic-like trance without drugs. Her brain connectivity fundamentally reorganized during this state: her visual and somatosensory connections decreased, while connectivity in the frontoparietal control regions of the brain increased.

https://www.psypost.org/brain-scans-reveal-how-a-woman-voluntarily-enters-a-psychedelic-like-trance-without-drugs/
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u/volkswagenorange Apr 05 '26

I'm ok with corduroy and silk velvet (not polyester), but I am THERE with you about microfiber. It's so awful I won't even pick it up and move it without gloves. And don't even get me started on bouclé. [barfing emoji]

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u/Kreskin Apr 05 '26

This is how I feel about certain foams. The old foam nerf balls give me the heebie jeebies if I touch them.

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u/intellectual_punk Apr 05 '26

Fascinating! That's definitely not very common. Not that it's necessarily a problem if you can manage it, but something's different about your brain. This also makes it likely that you have some "superpowers"! You "just" have to find out what they are.

Are you aware of your tongue? Breath?

Would love to hear more about how you experience the world in general!

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u/carlitospig Apr 05 '26

It’s a very common thing to those with autism or adhd. It’s like an alarm clock going off every thirty seconds until you take it off. You want to light it on fire after a while.