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===Sensory=== LSD induces an animated sensory experience affecting senses, emotions, memories, time, and awareness. The effects range from subtle perceptual changes to profound [[cognitive shift]]s. Alterations in auditory and visual perception are common.<ref name="linton-langs"/><ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Katz MM, Waskow IE, Olsson J |title=Characterizing the psychological state produced by LSD |journal=Journal of Abnormal Psychology |volume=73 |issue=1 |pages=1β14 |date=February 1968 |pmid=5639999 |doi=10.1037/h0020114 |citeseerx=10.1.1.409.4030}}</ref> Users may experience enhanced visual phenomena, such as vibrant colors, objects appearing to morph, ripple or move, and geometric patterns on various surfaces. Changes in the perception of food's texture and taste are also noted, sometimes leading to aversion towards certain foods.<ref name="linton-langs">{{cite journal |journal=Archives of General Psychiatry |title=Subjective Reactions to Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD-25) |date=May 1962 |volume=6 |issue=5 |pages=352β368 |doi=10.1001/archpsyc.1962.01710230020003 |vauthors=Linton HR, Langs RJ}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Parker LA |title=LSD produces place preference and flavor avoidance but does not produce flavor aversion in rats |journal=Behavioral Neuroscience |volume=110 |issue=3 | pages=503β508 |date=June 1996 |pmid=8888996 |doi=10.1037/0735-7044.110.3.503}}</ref> There are reports of inanimate objects appearing animated, with static objects seeming to move in additional spatial dimensions.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Oster G |title=MoirΓ© patterns and visual hallucinations |journal=Psychedelic Review |date=1966 |volume=7 |pages=33β40 |url= https://maps.org/research-archive/psychedelicreview/n07/n07033osl.pdf |url-status=live |archive-date=19 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419154504/http://www.maps.org/research-archive/psychedelicreview/n07/n07033osl.pdf}}</ref> The auditory effects of LSD may include [[echo]]-like distortions of sounds, and an intensified experience of music. Basic visual effects often resemble [[phosphenes]] and can be influenced by concentration, thoughts, emotions, or music.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Kaelen M, Roseman L, Kahan J, Santos-Ribeiro A, Orban C, Lorenz R, Barrett FS, Bolstridge M, Williams T, Williams L, Wall MB, Feilding A, Muthukumaraswamy S, Nutt DJ, Carhart-Harris R |date=July 2016 |title=LSD modulates music-induced imagery via changes in parahippocampal connectivity |journal=European Neuropsychopharmacology |volume=26 |issue=7 |pages=1099β1109 |pmid=27084302 |doi=10.1016/j.euroneuro.2016.03.018 |s2cid=24037275}}</ref> Higher doses can lead to more intense sensory perception alterations, including synesthesia, perception of additional dimensions, and temporary [[Dissociation (psychology)|dissociation]].
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