Hello friend (soon to be).
I think you would greatly enjoy meeting two people very dear to me: Dr. Dirk Proeckl and Dr. Engelbert Winkler, they are the creators of the neuro-stimulating light that I use with my clients. It provides quick access into a colorful, vast, internal expanse within one's own consciousness. The experience is subtle and profound, at the same time.
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The light I reference is believed to stimulate endogenous dimethyltryptamine levels above what monoamine oxidase in your body eats up. Really cool tech and the guys who created it are very approachable. Followed and Upvoted you today.
Nice, I haven't tried that one yet. I'm also curious about sensory deprivation tanks. Too bad you can't do any fMRI studies with those :D
Big challenges to monitoring while under the light would include being able to direct the light onto the eyelids during scanning and all of the magnetic fields it would generate. There's no reason scans can't be done before and after. My understanding is that Dirk and Engelbert worked with a Neurologist in Sweden and used an EEG with a graphic interface that provided them with a good bit of data.
Here's a link a link to a peer reviewed study on the Lucia No.3 originating at the University of Sussex called: EEG Functional Connectivity and Phenomenology of Induced Dissociative States. It sounds like it might be a fun read for you.
Let me know if I can ever answer anything about our experiences. We have been using the technology for about 3.5 years and think it's pretty nifty (medical terminology).
Oh... I reSteemed you also. Welcome to the community!
Cool, thanks for the support!