Psychedelic Ego-Death: What is it exactly? | Scientific and philosophical perspectives

The idea that psychedelics can induce 'ego death' or 'ego dissolution' has been getting more and more attention in the mainstream media these days. Especially after it was popularized in Michael Pollan's book 'How to Change Your Mind'.

Despite this, it is still unclear what exactly ego death is... Most descriptions are pretty vague and hand-wavy with respect to what exactly 'dies' or 'dissolves' in these experiences.

In this video I draw on the latest scientific and philosophical perspectives to give us a more precise understanding of what ego death experiences might actually consist of!

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Manesh Girn is a Neuroscience PhD student at McGill University and has been lead or co-author on over a dozen scientific publications and book chapters on topics including psychedelics, meditation, daydreaming, and brain networks.

Manesh currently has ongoing collaborations with Robin Carhart-Harris and others at the Imperial College Center for Psychedelic Research and is investigating the brain changes underlying psilocybin, LSD, and DMT.

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