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'''Brightness alteration''' is 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>Kleinman, J. E., Gillin, J. C., & Wyatt, R. J. (1977). A comparison of the phenomenology of hallucinogens and schizophrenia from some autobiographical accounts. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 3(4), 562. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/schbul/3.4.560</ref><ref name="psilocybin">Fischer, R., Hill, R. M., & Warshay, D. (1969). Effects of the psychodysleptic drug psilocybin on visual perception. Changes in brightness preference. Experientia, 25(2), 166-169. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01899102</ref><ref>Abraham, H. D., & Wolf, E. (1988). Visual function in past users of LSD: Psychophysical findings. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 97(4), 443. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0021-843X.97.4.443</ref> and muted, but could also potentially result in it becoming lighter and more vivid<ref name="psilocybin"/><ref>Baggott, M. J., Coyle, J. R., Erowid, E., Erowid, F., & Robertson, L. C. (2011). Abnormal visual experiences in individuals with histories of hallucinogen use: a Web-based questionnaire. Drug & Alcohol Dependence, 114(1), 63-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.09.006</ref> depending on the person's environment and substances they have consumed. | '''Brightness alteration''' is 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>Kleinman, J. E., Gillin, J. C., & Wyatt, R. J. (1977). A comparison of the phenomenology of hallucinogens and schizophrenia from some autobiographical accounts. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 3(4), 562. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/schbul/3.4.560</ref><ref name="psilocybin">Fischer, R., Hill, R. M., & Warshay, D. (1969). Effects of the psychodysleptic drug psilocybin on visual perception. Changes in brightness preference. Experientia, 25(2), 166-169. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01899102</ref><ref>Abraham, H. D., & Wolf, E. (1988). Visual function in past users of LSD: Psychophysical findings. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 97(4), 443. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0021-843X.97.4.443</ref> and muted, but could also potentially result in it becoming lighter and more vivid<ref name="psilocybin"/><ref>Baggott, M. J., Coyle, J. R., Erowid, E., Erowid, F., & Robertson, L. C. (2011). Abnormal visual experiences in individuals with histories of hallucinogen use: a Web-based questionnaire. Drug & Alcohol Dependence, 114(1), 63-64. https://doi.org/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]].</onlyinclude> | Brightness alteration can be accompanied by the coinciding effects of [[pupil dilation]] or [[contraction|contraction]] and [[photophobia]]. 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]].</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: | ||