Hyperawareness

Hyperawareness, or heightened awareness, is an altered state of consciousness in which a person experiences increased awareness or perception of their surrounding environment, body, and/or mind.¹² It has been found to be an often-experienced effect of psychedelic drugs such as LSD.³⁴¹²

References

Woollacott M, Weiler M (2025). "Neural filters to conscious awareness and the phenomena that reduce their impact". Int Rev Psychiatry. 37 (2): 174–188. doi:10.1080/09540261.2025.2478907. PMID 40627511.
Gattuso JJ, Perkins D, Ruffell S, Lawrence AJ, Hoyer D, Jacobson LH, Timmermann C, Castle D, Rossell SL, Downey LA, Pagni BA, Galvão-Coelho NL, Nutt D, Sarris J (March 2023). "Default Mode Network Modulation by Psychedelics: A Systematic Review". Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 26 (3): 155–188. doi:10.1093/ijnp/pyac074. PMC 10032309. PMID 36272145.
McCabe, O. Lee (1977). "Psychedelic Drug Crises: Toxicity and Therapeutics". Journal of Psychedelic Drugs. 9 (2): 107–121. doi:10.1080/02791072.1977.10472036. ISSN 0022-393X. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
Peng ML, Monin J, Ovchinnikova P, Levi A, McCall T (December 2024). "Psychedelic Art and Implications for Mental Health: Randomized Pilot Study". JMIR Form Res. 8 e66430. doi:10.2196/66430. PMC 11653042. PMID 39626224.

[WoollacottWeiler2025-1] Woollacott M, Weiler M (2025). "Neural filters to conscious awareness and the phenomena that reduce their impact". Int Rev Psychiatry. 37 (2): 174–188. doi:10.1080/09540261.2025.2478907. PMID 40627511.

[GattusoPerkinsRuffell2023-2] Gattuso JJ, Perkins D, Ruffell S, Lawrence AJ, Hoyer D, Jacobson LH, Timmermann C, Castle D, Rossell SL, Downey LA, Pagni BA, Galvão-Coelho NL, Nutt D, Sarris J (March 2023). "Default Mode Network Modulation by Psychedelics: A Systematic Review". Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 26 (3): 155–188. doi:10.1093/ijnp/pyac074. PMC 10032309. PMID 36272145.

[McCabe1977-3] McCabe, O. Lee (1977). "Psychedelic Drug Crises: Toxicity and Therapeutics". Journal of Psychedelic Drugs. 9 (2): 107–121. doi:10.1080/02791072.1977.10472036. ISSN 0022-393X. Retrieved 16 October 2025.

[PengMoninOvchinnikova2024-4] Peng ML, Monin J, Ovchinnikova P, Levi A, McCall T (December 2024). "Psychedelic Art and Implications for Mental Health: Randomized Pilot Study". JMIR Form Res. 8 e66430. doi:10.2196/66430. PMC 11653042. PMID 39626224.

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