I dunno. I have to get MRIs regularly: Once a year for my central nervous system (I have MS, this is common) and once a year or so for my pancreas.

I don't mind at all. I have to stay alert for the pancreas since I have to hold my breath at one point, but all I do for the brain/spinal cord is lay still. The machine vibrates, headphones dull the sound, and sometimes there is music. I could sleep and I find the vibration kind of soothing - much like being in a car.

I kinda look forward to it, honestly.

I’m not saying that the MRI experience itself is unbearable. But have you ever done psychedelics? No sleeping/snoozing. Your mind is very, very active and it can be intense/emotional. The experience I’ve had with MRI and shrooms/LSD makes them seem very incompatible. Just my opinion though.

I don't know. Mushrooms make me want to stay as still as possible in whatever position I'm in, even if it's standing. Unless the person suffers from claustrophobia, I don't think it would be an unbearable experience.

It is possible to sort of sleep on psychs. I guess it's not quite sleep; it's more like a relaxed state of altered consciousness within the "normal" state of altered consciousness. I sometimes become alert again and realize I dozed off for a few minutes without losing track of time.

I've done more psychedelics than I remember. I know I've done LSD at least 35-40 times over the years, and it has been less than 3 months at this point. I'm over 40, by the way.

I can sit there with my eyes closed while on LSD. Same with mushrooms. Mushrooms are a bit more fun with that because of the visuals and patterns - I've spent some hours like this in a hotel in Amsterdam (truffles, obviously).

I already find an MRI relaxing - they give you a button in case anything goes wrong, after all, and they can put music in the headphones. I can definitely just relax there and I can definitely see how it would be pretty immersive. Plus, I'm pretty sure they aren't giving these folks contrast through an IV and that's really the bit I'd have some issues with.

MRI days = free rest days. So relaxing.

I mean, you go into it knowing you're high and doing this for a medical study, so the experience of the setting can be reframed by the right (mind)set. Duty and higher purpose do a lot to change one's mentalities.

Our participants fall asleep quite regularly. In fact, it's a well-known problem in MRI research.