Ayahuasca enhances creative divergent thinking while decreasing conventional convergent thinking
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- 作者：K. P. C. Kuypers ; J. Riba ; M. de la Fuente Revenga ; S. Barker…
- 刊名：Psychopharmacology
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：September 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：233
- 期：18
- 页码：3395-3403
- 全文大小：723 KB
- 刊物类别：Biomedical and Life Sciences
- 刊物主题：Biomedicine
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Psychiatry - 出版者：Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
- ISSN：1432-2072
- 卷排序：233
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IntroductionAyahuasca is a South American psychotropic plant tea traditionally used in Amazonian shamanism. The tea contains the psychedelic 5-HT2A receptor agonist N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT), plus β-carboline alkaloids with monoamine oxidase-inhibiting properties. Increasing evidence from anecdotal reports and open-label studies indicates that ayahuasca may have therapeutic effects in treatment of substance use disorders and depression. A recent study on the psychological effects of ayahuasca found that the tea reduces judgmental processing and inner reactivity, classic goals of mindfulness psychotherapy. Another psychological facet that could potentially be targeted by ayahuasca is creative divergent thinking. This mode of thinking can enhance and strengthen psychological flexibility by allowing individuals to generate new and effective cognitive, emotional, and behavioral strategies. The present study aimed to assess the potential effects of ayahuasca on creative thinking.