Metacognition
OverlapAwareness and monitoring of one's own thought processes — thinking about thinking — rather than being fully absorbed in the content of a thought.
Example: Within the 11-dimension Altered States of Consciousness questionnaire, psilocybin dose shows a moderate-to-strong positive correlation specifically with the "Insightfulness" factor — though researchers note direct studies measuring metacognition itself, rather than self-reported insight, are still scarce.
What is metacognition?
Awareness and monitoring of one's own thought processes — thinking about thinking — rather than being fully absorbed in the content of a thought.
Do psychedelics measurably increase metacognition?
Within the 11-dimension Altered States of Consciousness questionnaire, psilocybin dose shows a moderate-to-strong positive correlation specifically with the "Insightfulness" factor — though researchers note direct studies measuring metacognition itself, rather than self-reported insight, are still scarce.