To do this, the experts analyzed 40 videos in which gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans rotate their bodies an average of 5.5 times per approach at a frequency of 1.5 revolutions per second. They noted that this rotational speed was similar to that used by Muslim dervishes to achieve a state of trance.
According to the researchers, this search for altered states of consciousness is common to all humans, and each culture has its own unique way of escaping reality with the help of special rituals, practices or ceremonies.
They also suggested that humans may have inherited this trait from their ancestors during evolution.
Source: Ferra
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