Applied Research Through DMT
Altered Reality · Autonoetic Reflection
Daily Field Notes on emerging psychedelic research, plus long-form essays on pharmacology, policy, ethics, and the cultures that grew these compounds. Written by Stephen Page — independent, evidence-led.
Essays
Long-form work
Comprehensive, referenced essays intended to stand as canonical references on their subject. New essays appear rarely; each takes weeks to write.
Featured Essay · 54 min read
Endogenous DMT in Humans: A Critical Review of the State of the Evidence
A critical review of the evidence, the inferences drawn from it, and the limits of cross-species extrapolation: detection, biosynthesis, function and psychoactive sufficiency .
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Exploration
When the Molecule Escapes the Plant: Iboga, Gabon and Who Benefits from Psychedelic Medicine
Gabon has spent years trying to protect iboga from extraction. But ibogaine can already be produced from other African plants, while modern drug development can move further still — into synthetic analogues and digital information.