Analysis enhancement

Analysis enhancement is a perceived improvement of a person's overall ability to logically process information [1] [2] [3] or creatively analyze concepts, ideas, and scenarios. This effect can lead to a deep state of contemplation, which often results in an abundance of new and insightful ideas. It can give the person a perceived ability to better analyze concepts and problems, allowing them to reach new conclusions, perspectives, and solutions that would have been otherwise difficult to conceive.

Although this effect will often result in deep states of introspection, in other cases it can produce states that are not introspective but instead result in a deep analysis of the exterior world, both taken as a whole and as the things comprising it. This can result in a perceived abundance of insightful ideas and conclusions with powerful themes pertaining to what is often described as "the bigger picture". These ideas generally involve (but are not limited to) insights into philosophy, science, spirituality, society, culture, universal progress, humanity, loved ones, the finite nature of our lives, history, the present moment, and future possibilities.

Analysis enhancement is often accompanied by other coinciding effects, such as stimulation, personal bias suppression, conceptual thinking, and thought connectivity. It is most commonly induced under the influence of moderate dosages of stimulant and nootropic compounds, such as amphetamine, methylphenidate, nicotine, and caffeine. [1] [3] However, it can also occur in a more powerful although less consistent form under the influence of psychedelics, such as certain LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline. [5]


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