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Brightness alteration

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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.[1] This usually results in the person's vision becoming darker[2][3] and gloomier, but could also potentially result in it becoming lighter and brighter[2][4] depending on the person's environment and substances they have consumed.

Brightness alteration is most commonly induced under the influence of moderate dosages of hallucinogenic compounds, such as psychedelics, dissociatives, and cannabinoids.

Psychoactive substances

Compounds within our psychoactive substance index which may cause this effect include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ 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
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