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'''Brightness alteration''' can be described as a distortion or change in the levels of perceived brightness comprising a person's vision. This usually results in the person's vision becoming darker and gloomier, but could also potentially result in it becoming lighter and brighter depending on the person's environment and substances they have consumed.
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'''Brightness alteration''' is defined as a distortion or change in the levels of perceived brightness comprising a person's vision. This usually results in the person's vision becoming darker<ref name="KleinmanGillin1977">{{cite journal|last1=Kleinman|first1=J. E.|last2=Gillin|first2=J. C.|last3=Wyatt|first3=R. J.|title=A Comparison of the Phenomenology of Hallucinogens and Schizophrenia From Some Autobiographical Accounts*|journal=Schizophrenia Bulletin|volume=3|issue=4|year=1977|pages=560–586|issn=0586-7614|doi=10.1093/schbul/3.4.560}}</ref><ref name="AbrahamWolf1988">{{cite journal|last1=Abraham|first1=Henry D.|last2=Wolf|first2=Ernst|title=Visual function in past users of LSD: Psychophysical findings.|journal=Journal of Abnormal Psychology|volume=97|issue=4|year=1988|pages=443–447|issn=1939-1846|doi=10.1037/0021-843X.97.4.443}}</ref><ref name="FischerHill1969">{{cite journal|last1=Fischer|first1=R.|last2=Hill|first2=R. M.|last3=Warshay|first3=Diana|title=Effects of the psychodysleptic drug psilocybin on visual perception. Changes in brightness preference|journal=Experientia|volume=25|issue=2|year=1969|pages=166–169|issn=0014-4754|doi=10.1007/BF01899102}}</ref> and muted, but could also potentially result in it becoming lighter and more vivid<ref name="FischerHill1969" /><ref name="BaggottCoyle2011">{{cite journal|last1=Baggott|first1=M.J.|last2=Coyle|first2=J.R.|last3=Erowid|first3=E.|last4=Erowid|first4=F.|last5=Robertson|first5=L.C.|title=Abnormal visual experiences in individuals with histories of hallucinogen use: A web-based questionnaire|journal=Drug and Alcohol Dependence|volume=114|issue=1|year=2011|pages=61–67|issn=03768716|doi=10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.09.006}}</ref> depending on the person's environment and substances they have consumed.


Brightness alteration is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#common|moderate]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[hallucinogen|hallucinogenic]] compounds, such as [[psychedelic|psychedelics]], [[dissociative|dissociatives]], and [[cannabinoid|cannabinoids]].
Brightness alteration can be accompanied by the coinciding effects of [[pupil dilation]] or [[pupil constriction|constriction]] and [[photophobia]]. It is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#common|moderate]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[hallucinogen|hallucinogenic]] compounds, such as [[psychedelic|psychedelics]], [[dissociative|dissociatives]], and [[cannabinoid|cannabinoids]].</onlyinclude>
===Psychoactive substances===
===Psychoactive substances===
Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include:
Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include:
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===Experience reports===
Annectdotal reports which describe this effect with our [[experience index]] include:
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===See also===
===See also===
*[[Responsible use]]
*[[Responsible use]]
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===External links===
===External links===
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptation_(eye) Adaptation (eye) (Wikipedia)]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptation_(eye) Adaptation (eye) (Wikipedia)]
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