First-Person Observations on the Identity of Brain and Self: Insights from Dissociative and Deliriant States

Key Points

• This research aims to explore the relationship between brain processes and self-identity through personal experiences in altered states.
• First-person phenomenological data collection through self-experimentation
• Analysis of experiences during DXM-induced self-flickering
• Investigation of self-dissolution and reconstruction during Datura use
• The self is observed as a process rather than a separable entity from brain functions
• DXM resulted in experiences of self-flickering, highlighting dynamic self-identity
• Datura led to experiences of self-dissolution and reconstruction, suggesting fluidity in self-perception.