Psychedelics Don't Hallucinate - They Break Reality's Filter

Source: popularmechanics.com

Researchers at University College London ran brain scans on volunteers given LSD and found it disrupts the brain's predictive coding system, which normally filters sensory data to create a stable reality. Instead of inventing hallucinations, psychedelics let raw sensory chaos flood in, explaining the trippy experiences. The study matters because it challenges old ideas about psychedelics and opens doors to non-drug therapies for depression and addiction.