How Hallucinogens Distort Perception and Cognition

Altered States: Hypnosis, Meditation, and Psychoactive Drugs

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Examine how psychedelics (LSD, psilocybin, mescaline) and cannabinoids alter serotonin and endocannabinoid receptor systems to evoke sensory distortions, synesthesia, and ego dissolution.

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Altered States: Hypnosis, Meditation, and Psychoactive Drugs

9th Grade · Social Studies · US-IA-SS

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Analyze how psychological techniques and psychoactive substances alter neurochemistry, perception, and states of conscious awareness.

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SS.9-12.Psy.7Iowa Social Studies Standards · 6th Grade

Analyze the different states and levels of consciousness