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Endogenous DMT is produced by the pineal gland and mediates mystical states, near-death experiences, and deep sleep.

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Partially Confirmed

Endogenous DMT is produced by the pineal gland and mediates mystical states, near-death experiences, and deep sleep.

Claim source
True Hallucinations; Strassman, DMT: The Spirit Molecule
Current evidence · confidence: medium
CONFIRMED: DMT is present in human blood, urine, and cerebrospinal fluid (endogenous compound). UNCONFIRMED: Pineal gland as primary production site, enzyme machinery is present, but DMT production in pharmacologically significant quantities has not been measured. UNCONFIRMED: DMT mediates near-death experiences specifically.
Citation
Nichols, Pharmacological Reviews (2016); Roney-Dougal in Paranthropology Vol.2 No.2 (2011)