DMT Imaging

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Human brain effects of DMT as determined by combined fMRI and EEG

• IRAS ID

  184707

• Contact name

  David Nutt

• Contact email

  d.nutt@imperial.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Imperial College London and Imperial College NHS Trust

• Duration of Study in the UK

  3 years, 0 months, 0 days

• Research summary

  The main objective of the present study is to investigate the effects of N,N-Dimethyltriptamine (DMT) on human brain activity of healthy participants by using the simultaneous combination of the imaging methods electroencephalography (EEG) and functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI). The aim is to learn how DMT changes brain activity to alter consciousness, which is part of a broader initiative to utilise hallucinogenic substances as tools to probe and thereby better understand brain function and its relationship to consciousness.

• REC name

  London - Brent Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  16/LO/0897

• Date of REC Opinion

  19 Jul 2016

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion