He called this the Stoned Ape Hypothesis. McKenna posited that psilocybin caused the primitive brain’s information-processing capabilities to rapidly reorganize, which in turn kick-started the ...

This, in a nutshell, is the heart of the stoned ape theory, or the idea that our impressive cognitive capabilities, like affinities for art and language; self-awareness; and an understanding of ...

A theory proposed in 1992 by American ethnobotanist Terence McKenna in his book Food of the Gods is often informally referred to as the “Stoned Ape” theory. McKenna proposed that the evolution ...

UFC commentator Joe Rogan appears quite intrigued by the 'Stoned Ape Theory'. The stand-up comedian and podcast host has talked about it multiple times on his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience.

The Stoned Ape is too busy trying to be shocking to dig deepCredit: In The Stoned Ape, Ian Leete’s brash play about crime, corruption, and chemicals, these disparate scenes are eventually ...

"Something I had written early on got us onto the conversation about something called the 'Stoned Ape' theory, which is basically a theory that says psilocybin mushrooms and hallucinogens were a ...