Psychoactive Drugs And The Brain
The effects of psychoactive drugs on the brain is really interesting. They basically stop your brain working like it should, and send it into some kind of semi-conscious, very confused state. Think about that next time you use Salvia as a recreational drug! No, seriously, there is no suggestion from any of the research carried out on Salvia that it is in any way dangerous, so please don’t stop using it just because I said that! I’m a huge fan, myself.
What happens when your eyes spot something in your field of vision is that they send the images to your brain, where those images are processed. Your brain then has a good idea as to what to expect from that object. It can also figure out how far it is away, how fast it is moving (if at all) and if it poses a threat. If you move, then your brain expects the image to move accordingly.
Using a dissociative psychoactive drug like Salvia, though, means that this information is not processed in the same way at all. Images are mixed together and your brain is literally confused. This is where the hallucinations come from and why the smallest thing can be of the greatest interest to someone on a Salvia journey.