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\|	\|	www.qualiaresearchinstitute.org Welcoming Steven Lehar as a QRI Lineage	1.1 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	[AI summary] This text is a comprehensive and detailed exploration of the intersection between consciousness, neuroscience, and philosophy, with a particular focus on the work of Steven Lehar and the Qualia Research Institute (QRI). The article introduces Lehar as a significant figure in the field of consciousness studies, emphasizing his harmonic resonance theory of neurocomputation and its implications for understanding the nature of perception, aesthetics, and the mind-body problem. The piece also highlights the importance of developmental milestones in cognitive understanding, referencing Scott Alexander's work on the 'map is not the territory' concept, and explores the role of psychedelic experiences and neuroimaging in understanding consciousness. The ...	1.1 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	www.qri.org Modeling Psychedelic Tracers with QRI's Psychophysics Toolkit: The Tracer Replication Tool	3.2 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	[AI summary] The article discusses the modeling of psychedelic tracers using QRI's Psychophysics Toolkit, focusing on the Tracer Replication Tool. It explores how these tracers relate to brain rhythms, self-organized activity, and the concept of connectome harmonics. The text references various studies and theories, including the work of Selen Atasoy, Andrés Gómez-Emilsson, and others, to explain how brain activity patterns can be decomposed and analyzed. The article also mentions the importance of understanding brain states, both under the influence of psychoactive substances and in meditative practices, and how these states might reflect different forms of consciousness. Additionally, it outlines the purpose and usage of the Tracer Replication Tool for col...	3.2 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	qualiacomputing.com From Point-of-View Fragmentation to Global Visual Coherence: Harmony, Symmetry, and Resonance on LSD \| Qualia Computing	0.3 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	Excerpt from The Grand Illusion: A Psychonautical Odyssey Into the Depths of Human Experience by the cognitive scientistSteven Lehar(2010; pages 23-40). Trip to Europe I had two or three such experiences on my new batch of LSD, taking perhaps 2 or 3 "hits" (tabs) each time (presumed to be about [100] micrograms, or "mikes" per...	0.3 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	www.qri.org The Hyperbolic Geometry of DMT Experiences: Symmetries, Sheets, and Saddled Scenes	6.3 parsecs away Travel
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