(Publisher-supplied data) An Italian ethnobotanist explores the remarkable propensity of wild animals to seek out and use psychoactive substances. Throws out behaviorist theories that claim animals have no consciousness. Offers a completely new understanding of the role psychede…
A scientific and cultural exploration of the pursuit of altered states of consciousness in both humans and animals Contains myriad studies and examples from the author's 20 years of research By the foremost authority on the social and psychological effects of drug use History sh…
"In this book Ronald K. Siegel draws upon his twenty years of groundbreaking research to provide countless examples of the intoxication urge in humans, animals, and even insects. The detailed observations of his so-called psychonauts - study participants trained to explicitly de…
