Heh, a placebo effect would make sense ...to someone that hasn't tripped. The explosion of neurotransmitters can not just be simulated or induced through coercion.
There's a chasmic divide between the effects of psilocybin and any mental state you can will consciously or subconsciously.
EDIT: unless your hypothesis is that the dissolution of the ego, lack of regard for the conventional, and overwhelming sense of identity with the cosmos are unrelated to depression. Sure a control could tell you that.
There's a chasmic divide between the effects of psilocybin and any mental state you can will consciously or subconsciously.
EDIT: unless your hypothesis is that the dissolution of the ego, lack of regard for the conventional, and overwhelming sense of identity with the cosmos are unrelated to depression. Sure a control could tell you that.