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Ayahuasca enhances creative divergent thinking while decreasing conventional convergent thinking

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2016

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Kim P. C. Kuypers, Jordi Riba, Mario de la Fuente Revenga, Steven A. Barker, Eef L. Theunissen, Johannes G. Ramaekers

Psychopharmacology

Abstract

The present data indicate that ayahuasca enhances creative divergent thinking. They suggest that ayahuasca increases psychological flexibility, which may facilitate psychotherapeutic interventions and support clinical trial initiatives.

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