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<onlyinclude>A '''novel cognitive state''' are defined as any [[cognitive effects|cognitive effect]] which does not merely amplify or suppress familiar states of mind, but rather induces an experience that is qualitatively different from that of ordinary consciousness.  
<onlyinclude>A '''novel cognitive state''' is defined as any [[cognitive effects|cognitive effect]] which does not merely amplify or suppress familiar states of mind, but rather induces an experience that is qualitatively different from that of ordinary consciousness.  


Although many [[transpersonal effects|transpersonal]] and [[psychological effects]] also technically fit into this definition, they are excluded from this category of effects as they have their own defining qualities which standard novel states do not.
Although many [[transpersonal effects|transpersonal]] and [[psychological effects]] also technically fit into this definition, they are excluded from this category of effects as they have their own defining qualities which standard novel states do not.