title: A proposed mechanism for the visions of dream sleep.
abstract: The visions of dream sleep are suggested to occur through a dream mechanism which implicates tryptamine derivatives as endogenous paychedelics. The hallucinations that occur in some schizophrenic syndromes are also proposed to occur through a similar, though desynchronized, mechanism. These compounds occur in the human pineal gland and are regarded as neurotransmitters or neuroregulators. A protocol for experimental verification is suggested.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco 94143.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Callaway
mesh_terms: D002243:Carbolines / Q000378:metabolism; D004325:Dreams / Q000502:physiology*; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D012895:Sleep, REM / Q000502:physiology*; D014363:Tryptamines / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002243:Carbolines; D014363:Tryptamines