LSD alters Ni (maybe)

This article by Scientific American relays a recent study done by Imperial College London on the effects of LSD on the brain as measured through fMRI and MEG. Of the findings, one of particular interest to me is this:

Results from the studies suggest that LSD simultaneously creates hyper-connections across the brain, allowing the functions of seemingly unrelated regions of the organ to ooze into one another. At the same time, the drug apparently chips away at organization within networks—including a system the brain defers to at rest called the default mode network, which normally governs functions such as self-reflection, autobiographical memory and mental “time travel.”

Dario Nardi suggests that there are distinct neocortical areas and wiring responsible for the cognition behind type. For INTJs and INFJs (that is, Ni doms) one area that is particular to Ni, as he asserts, is the T6 region (and, in concert, the P4 region) of the brain, which is responsible for mentally traversing timelines, esp. looking toward the future. While the type of thinking involving this region in Dario's research may not be contingent on Default network activation, considering IXI types are conventionally considered to be daydreamers and aloof it may not be unreasonable to consider that Ni dominance or any use of Ni (and perhaps the T6 region) may be involved with the Default network activation. In addition, it's easy to see how the constituent aspects of the def. network: self-reflection, autobiographical memory, and mental time travel, while not exclusive to IxI's, may have a strong role in the perception and 'use' of Ni information.

Dario's Ni video (as a note, i'm skeptical of his research):

If it is the case that LSD alters the organization of the brain's default network then, considering that Ni exists regardless of organization (not withstanding lesions, I suppose), it would be reasonable to expect that long-term LSD use would alter the experience of Ni itself.

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LSD alters Ni (maybe)