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Perturbing a system and observing the consequences is a classic scientific strategy for understanding a phenomenon. Psychedelic drugs perturb consciousness in a marked and novel way and thus are powerful tools for studying its mechanisms. Both were given in placebo-controlled designs and produced marked subjective effects, although reports of more profound changes in consciousness were given after psilocybin. Between-network RSFC was generally increased under psilocybin, implying that networks become less differentiated from each other in the psychedelic state. MDMA had a notably less marked effect on between-network RSFC, implying that the extensive changes observed under psilocybin may be exclusive to classic psychedelic drugs and related to their especially profound effects on consciousness. The novel analytical approach applied here may be applied to other altered states of consciousness to improve our characterization of different conscious states and ultimately advance our understanding of the brain mechanisms underlying them. Psychedelic drugs have been used throughout history by different cultures as a means of altering consciousness. They are powerful tools for understanding the neurobiology of consciousness yet they have been underutilized by modern science, arguably due to political rather than scientific circumstances Nutt et al. The majority of consciousness research has focused on states of reduced consciousness such as coma and sleep Laureys, Indeed, consciousness has been defined as that which is lost during dreamless sleep Tononi, but consciousness can also be studied in terms of changes in the mode or style of waking consciousness, such as is seen in the psychedelic state. Another popular model of consciousness describes it using two parameters: 1 wakefulness or arousal and 2 awareness Laureys et al. It is recognized that these parameters have a mostly linear relationship; however, REM sleep and the vegetative state are considered anomalies, since the former involves greater awareness than would be predicted by wakefulness and the latter displays less Laureys et al. The position of the psychedelic state in this model has never been considered before and it presents another interesting anomaly. There is no evidence of reduced wakefulness in the psychedelic state and although awareness is altered, it would be misleading to say that it is reduced. Thus, it is important to investigate what the neurobiological basis of this putative broadening of consciousness is. This proposes that consciousness depends on the presence of two key parameters: 1 information and 2 integration. The parameter of awareness is likely to be related to the property of information , since the greater the repertoire of sub-states the mind can enter, and the easier it can move between these, the broader consciousness will be. Resting state networks RSN can be identified using seed-based approaches Biswal et al. These RSNs resemble stimulus-evoked networks Smith et al. Thus, one way to describe the quality of a macro-state of consciousness may be to investigate the integrity and dynamics of its sub-states and how they interact with each other. One way this can be done is by looking at the internal stability integrity of an RSN, i. Another way to address the behavior of a system's sub-states is to look at their relationship with each other, e. This anticorrelation is preserved under task free conditions Fox et al. We recently found that the classic psychedelic drug psilocybin reduces the anticorrelation between DMN and a number of TPNs during resting conditions, and this was interpreted as a decrease in the natural distinction between externally-focused attention and introspection Carhart-Harris et al. This was the aim of the present study. The primary focus of the present paper is the classic psychedelic state and determining its underlying neurodynamics as measured with fMRI. However, in order to understand the psychedelic state, it is useful to compare it with other states of consciousness to see how it relates to these. Thus, the present analysis focuses on the brain effects of a classic psychedelic drug, psilocybin the active component of magic mushrooms and compares this with the effects of the pro-serotonergic stimulant, 3—4 methylenedioxymethamphetanine, MDMA. MDMA is a potent monoamine releaser that produces an acute euphoria in most individuals but it is not considered a classic psychedelic, as psilocybin is. Instead, MDMA produces a more generalized, non-selective activation of monoamine receptors by increasing the concentration of their endogenous ligands in the synapse via transporter-mediated release Green et al. The primary subjective effects of MDMA include increased positive mood, heightened sensations and prosocial sentiments and although it can produce mild visual hallucinatory phenomena, it does not alter consciousness in the same fundamental manner as classic psychedelics Gouzoulis-Mayfrank et al. Thus, comparing changes in RSFC under psilocybin and MDMA can enable us to isolate and identify effects that are unique to the psychedelic-induced altered state of consciousness produced by classic psychedelics such as psilocybin. If the hypothesized effects are present under psilocybin but absent under MDMA, this will strengthen the inference that they are specifically related to psilocybin more profound effects on consciousness. This is an entirely new analysis on a previously published data set Carhart-Harris et al. This was a within-subjects placebo-controlled study that was approved by a local NHS Research Ethics Committee and Research and Development department, and conducted in accordance with Good Clinical Practice guidelines. A Home Office License was obtained for storage and handling of a Schedule 1 drug. The University of Bristol sponsored the research. This is also an entirely new analysis on a previously published dataset Carhart-Harris et al. This was a within-subjects, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study. Participants were scanned twice, 7 days apart, once after MDMA and once after placebo. A Home Office License was obtained for the storage and handling of a Schedule 1 drug and Imperial College London sponsored the research. Recruitment was via word of mouth. All subjects were required to give informed consent and undergo health screens prior to enrolment. Entry criteria were: at least 21 years of age, no personal or immediate family history of a major psychiatric disorder, substance dependence, cardiovascular disease, and no history of a significant adverse response to a hallucinogenic drug. None of the participants had used MDMA for at least 7 days and other drugs for at least 48 h, and this was confirmed by a urine screen. This step meant that ratings of drug effects intensity were comparable across the two studies i. Thus, a total of 13 subjects were included in the analysis i. An alcohol Breathalyzer test confirmed that none of the participants had recently consumed alcohol. Participants were screened for general health, MR-compatibility and present mental health. Screening involved routine blood tests, electrocardiogram, heart rate, blood pressure and a brief neurological exam. All subjects were deemed physically and mentally healthy at the time of study entry and none had any history of drug or alcohol dependence. Anatomical scans were performed before each functional scan. These were 3D fast spoiled gradient echo scans in an axial orientation, 1 mm isotropic voxels. All subjects underwent two min eyes-closed resting-state blood oxygen—level dependent BOLD fMRI scans on 2 separate occasions at least 7 days apart: placebo 10 ml saline, s intravenous injection was given on 1 occasion and psilocybin 2 mg dissolved in 10 ml saline on the other. Seven of the subjects received psilocybin in scan 1, and 8 received it in scan 2. Injections were given manually by a study doctor situated within the scanning suite. The s infusions began exactly 6 min after the start of the min scans. Subjective ratings were given post-scan using visual analog scales VAS. The subjective effects of psilocybin were felt almost immediately after injection and were sustained for the duration of the scan. The first resting-state BOLD scan took place 60 min after capsule ingestion and the second resting-state BOLD scan occurred min after capsule ingestion. The order of MDMA and placebo administration was counterbalanced. The psilocybin and placebo scans for this analysis were of 5 min 1 min post infusion. For each condition, MDMA and placebo, two scans were used for the analysis, each one of 6 min performed 60 min and min post-capsule ingestion. We used RSNs that were identified in Smith et al. Ten of these components were given functional labels based on their correspondence to the BrainMap database of functional imaging studies, involving task-evoked FMRI data from nearly 30, human subjects. Another 6 components were identified as non-neural noise likely generated by head motion and non-neural physiological fluctuations. Figure 1. Ten of these components were given functional labels based on their correspondence to the BrainMap database of functional imaging studies. RSNs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13 , additional networks 7, 11, 12 were labeled by the experimenters in the current study based on the regional distribution of activity. The data was resampled into 4 mm space as part of the default processing pipeline for Melodic and was done to make the analysis more computational efficient. To extract time courses for each subject for each RSN and for each condition, we back-projected the components from Smith et al. Specifically, we took the 20 components ICA map from Smith et al. Specifically, these weights were calculated by entering the time course for a specific RSN as a dependent variable in a general linear model, with the time course of another RSN entered as an independent variable—with this procedure repeated for each RSN pair. The mean head motion under psilocybin and its placebo condition were 0. The general linear model was estimated twice for each RSN pair: with each RSN as dependent variable in one model and as an independent variable in the second model. Since we were not looking at effective or directed connectivity Friston et al. Figure 2. Scheme of the analysis by steps. Calculating t -values for each RSN pair that represent the change in coupling strength between placebo and drug. The mean head motion under MDMA and its placebo condition were 0. The same procedure to control for motion in the psilocybin analysis was used for MDMA. The subjective effects of psilocybin have been documented elsewhere Carhart-Harris et al. Briefly, the subjective effects of 2 mg psilocybin given as an intravenous injection over 60 s begin at the end of the injection period, reach a sustained peak after approximately 5 min, and subside completely after 45—60 min. Primary subjective effects include altered visual perception e. The intensity of psilocybin's global subjective effects was rated using a VAS format. There was no significant difference between intensity ratings under the two different drugs. Figure 3. Between networks resting state functional connectivity results. Within each matrix, each colored square represents coupling between corresponding RSN pairs with the color of the square denoting the coupling strength A,B,D,E or change in coupling strength C,F between the RSN pairs blue, negative coupling or a decrease in coupling; red, positive coupling or an increase in coupling. The networks from Smith et al. The same analysis as above was repeated for the MDMA condition using a q of 0. Both drugs showed significant, yet relatively modest, increased head motion between conditions. Power et al. However, it still remains possible that the increased movement under the drugs may have caused the changes in RSFC. Hence, we investigated if there was a relationship between the change in estimated motion mean framewise displacement between placebo and drug and the change in coupling strength for pairs of RSNs that showed significant differences in coupling. For that reason, the significant results of these RSN pairs should be approached with caution. To our knowledge, this is the first analysis to test the effects of different pharmacological agents using a standard ICA-derived template of RSNs to construct between-network functional connectivity matrixes for different drug states. This will enable informed comparisons to be made between different states, potentially allowing us to categorize different states based on their connectivity profiles. Functional connectivity matrixes have been used before to differentiate between pathology states such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder Mamah et al. Probably the most striking result of the present study was the marked increases in between-network RSFC under psilocybin. These increases were evident for heteromodal networks, both in terms of increased unimodal-heteromodal e. Based on previous analyses Carhart-Harris et al. However, the increases in between-network RSFC were more fundamental than this, being evident for RSN pairs that were already positively coupled at baseline e. The increase in correlated brain activity across normally distinct brain networks was particularly true for heteromodal RSNs, where the distribution of 5-HT 2A receptors is known to be highest Erritzoe et al. The pattern of increased between-network RSFC under psilocybin did not apply universally for the whole of the brain. Previous neuroimaging studies with psychedelics have so far failed to reveal a simple and compelling explanation for their characteristic hallucinogenic effects Vollenweider et al. Under normal conditions, activity in the visual cortex is driven by and thus anchored to visual input. Moreover, activity in other networks e. Thus, increased communication between the visual system and systems that are usually reserved for distinct functions may lead to erroneous perceptual associations. Decreased cross-modality RSFC and increased unimodal to heteromodal network RSFC may be a common characteristic of such states but future studies are required to test this. For example, comparisons between the present results and changes in RSFC in the meditative state could inform these speculations. Given reports of synesthesia-like experiences under psychedelics e. However, it has yet to be determined whether synesthesia-like experiences in drug-induced altered states of consciousness are qualitatively and mechanistically related to synesthesia experienced outside of this context and it is also worth noting that increased visual to heteromodal cortical functional connectivity has been found in color-grapheme synesthesia Dovern et al. A recent paper Kanamaru et al. In this particular model, high levels of acetylcholine activating muscarinic receptors were found to produce an attractor landscape with more stable sub-states. Relating this to the present results, the increased RSFC observed between different RSNs could be interpreted as a flattening of the attractor landscape, in which the basins of attraction are shallower, implying that the global system will move more easily between different metastable sub-states. At a critical flatness, the size of the repertoire of metastable states will be maximal but if the landscape is too flat, information will be reduced because attractors will become too unstable. MDMA is not considered a classic psychedelic, although like psilocybin, its subjective effects are known to be significantly mediated by serotonergic mechanisms Liechti and Vollenweider, ; Van Wel et al. Pre-treatment studies with selective receptor antagonists would help to inform these matters. There is an important caveat to be addressed about the present analysis. It should be noted that the two studies from which the data was derived employed quite different methodologies e. Thus, it would be problematic to attempt to make inferences based entirely on a comparison of their relative RSFC profiles. This analysis was not intended to be a formal comparison of the brain effects of MDMA and psilocybin and if this was the intention, then a standardized methodology would need to be employed. Rather, the present analysis has focused on understanding the neural correlates of the psychedelic state as produced by the classic psychedelic, psilocybin, and the finding that MDMA had a less marked effects on between-network RSFC has merely served to emphasize that the psychedelic state rests on a particularly profound disturbance of brain function. This does not imply that MDMA's own subjective effects are unimportant or that they do not involve some albeit more subtle changes in between-network RSFC. The significant change in head movement under psilocybin implies that some of the results should be interpreted with caution, in particular the decreases in coupling strength. We have used multiple ways to model motion as a possible confound but for a subset of the RSN pairs, the changes with drug correlate with the differences in mean motion. These significant correlations do not necessarily mean that motion is responsible for these changes, since intensity of drug is likely to be associated with increased movement, meaning that disambiguating the two effects is problematic for some RSN pairs. Future work restricting head motion in the scanner and with larger samples is necessary to be able to demonstrate that changes in these RSN pairs that correlate with motion reflect genuine brain activity or not. In conclusion, this new analysis has used between-network functional connectivity to investigate the effects of two distinct serotonergic compounds on spontaneous brain function. It was found that psilocybin produced marked changes in between-network RSFC, generally in the direction of increased coupling between RSNs, with an additional decrease in coupling between visual and sensorimotor networks. 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The effects of psilocybin and MDMA on between-network resting state functional connectivity in healthy volunteers. Nutt 1 Robin L. Carhart-Harris 1. Introduction Psychedelic drugs have been used throughout history by different cultures as a means of altering consciousness. Materials and Methods Design Psilocybin This is an entirely new analysis on a previously published data set Carhart-Harris et al. Drug and Scanning Parameters Psilocybin All subjects underwent two min eyes-closed resting-state blood oxygen—level dependent BOLD fMRI scans on 2 separate occasions at least 7 days apart: placebo 10 ml saline, s intravenous injection was given on 1 occasion and psilocybin 2 mg dissolved in 10 ml saline on the other.

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