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.

The Spirit Molecule In his book DMT: The Spirit Molecule, psychiatrist and pioneering psychedelic researcher Rick Strassman revived these ideas regarding the pineal gland, and made the link to DMT.

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 ...

How was the rat brain synthesizing DMT? Was this process localized to just the pineal gland? What function does this endogenous DMT production serve?

The pineal gland produces single, critical hormone. The functions of the pineal gland include synthesizing the hormone melatonin from the neurotransmitter serotonin.

A significant increase of DMT levels in the rat visual cortex was observed following induction of experimental cardiac arrest, a finding independent of an intact pineal gland.

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The pineal gland receives information about the light-dark cycle that is in your environment and then either produces melatonin or not.

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.