Psychoactive Technologies
Psychoactive Technologies are machines, devices, or technologies designed to help produce
(or enhance) psychoactive mindstates or spiritual experiences. These can be low or high
tech and may be designed to affect vision, sound, touch, or other aspects of the human
experience.
| COMMON NAME | OTHER NAMES |
|---|---|
| FLOATATION TANKS | Sensory Deprivation, Isolation |
| LIGHT TECHNOLOGIES | . |
| MIND MACHINES | |
| SOUND TECHNOLOGIES | . |
| TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION | TMS |
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
Introduction to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, by Grant Balfour
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
EXPERIENCES #
Submit a Report to our Experience Vaults
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
PRIMARY RESOURCES #
Michael Persinger's Home Page (pioneer in TMS)
This is Your Brain on God, Jack Hitt Wired.com
Reawakening the Creative Mind, BBCOnline
SECONDARY RESOURCES #
NEWS & MEDIA COVERAGE #
Students using audio download as new 'high', Oct 8 2007, Des Moines Register
Brainstorming about the Brain (about Zack Lynch), May 29 2007, sfgate.com
Your Brain on Religion - Begley S, 2001
Electrodes Permanently Implanted in Brain, SF Chronicle May 6, 2002
SEX-RELATED #
Spine Implant Called Orgasmatron, Nov 26 2003
GAMES & GAMING #
Gaming Junkies Get No Diagnosis, Jun 2007, LA Times
HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERFACE #
Paralysed man sends e-mail by thought, Oct 2004 nature.com
DRUG REPLACEMENT #
PAIN MANAGEMENT #
TV 'can numb pain for children', Aug 2006, BBC.co.uk