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Long Term Memory
Memory takes effort, and our brains know it.
Why does the DMT experience feel so familiar to some people — even those who are trying the psychedelic for the first time?
Over time, different structures in the brain come to play unique roles in the storage and retrieval of long-term memories.
To prevent overloading the memory system, the brain may have a mechanism that tosses out certain types of memories.
the human brain remains highly responsive to sound during sleep, but it does not receive feedback from higher order areas — sort of like an orchestra with “the conductor missing.”