Enter the pineal gland hypothesis. It states the brain’s pineal gland—a tiny, pea-shaped gland that produces melatonin, the sleep-regulating hormone—produces DMT in large amounts before death.

There is some evidence that the body also produces DMT endogenously. This means the body makes DMT, likely in the pineal gland of the brain.

Does the pineal gland really produce DMT? What about the role of DMT in birth and death? We answer these and a few other burning questions.

Scientists haven’t figured out where DMT is produced, but so far, it looks like the pineal gland is only a bit player. The primary source of DMT, if there is one, remains a mystery.

The gland produces melatonin, a hormone that affects the modulation of wake/sleep patterns and seasonal functions. This production is influenced by light; the pineal gland receives signals from the ...

DMT exists in most general groups of plants, in the pineal gland of rats, as well as in the human body, while psilocybin is found in an array of mushroom species.

Some experts believe we already possess levels of DMT in our brains and claim the pineal gland is what releases it when we dream.

The Pineal gland, otherwise known by some as ‘the third eye’, is responsible for regulating our sense of time, and is found in practically every vertebrate species.

He wondered if the pineal gland might produce a chemical called N,N- Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) that has psychedelic effects on people similar to religious experiences — disembodied consciousness ...