Scientific research into shamanic drumming and "Higher Mind" activation centers on the phenomenon of and the unique neurological signatures of the shamanic state of consciousness (SSC) .
Here are the key findings from interesting papers on this topic: Neurological Correlates of the Shamanic Trance Scientific research into shamanic drumming and "Higher Mind"
: A study published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience Neural Correlates of the Shamanic State of Consciousness found that while the subjective experience of a shamanic journey often mirrors a psychedelic trip, the brain activity is unique. Practitioners showed increased gamma power during drumming, which correlated with visual imagery, and decreased neural signal diversity. which correlated with visual imagery