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DMT is also naturally released at the time of death. These experiences sound similar to how the afterlife is described by many religions.

What’s your source for this? I hear this often, but I’ve never seen any study that has measured DMT release at death.

This was based on a misconception that was later debunked.

DMT is not known to be produced by the human brain.

And even if it were... the large amounts of monoamine oxidase naturally present in the blood would all too quickly break it all down.

The only way too get enough DMT to temporarily overwhelm the MAO is through exogenous sources.

The type of MAO enzyme that breaks down triptamines is not present on blood, AFAIK.