Andrew Gallimore

Andrew Robert Gallimore (b. 1980 or 1981; age ~44–45 years), also known by his handle Alien Insect, is a British neurobiologist, chemist, and pharmacologist who studies psychedelic drugs, particularly dimethyltryptamine (DMT).^[5][1][2] He is also a historical scholar of DMT.^[5][3][6] Gallimore resides in Japan and works at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology.^[3][4]

Andrew Robert Gallimore PhD
Born	1980 or 1981 (age ~44–45 years)
Other names	Alien Insect
Alma mater	University of Cambridge
Occupation(s)	Neurobiologist, chemist, pharmacologist[1][2]
Years active	2005–present
Organization(s)	Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology;[3][4] Alien Insect
Known for	Research on psychedelic drugs like DMT; DMTx
Notable work	Various books; DMTx
Website	buildingalienworlds.com alieninsect.substack.com dmtx.org

Gallimore and Rick Strassman, author of the 2001 book DMT: The Spirit Molecule, have developed a method of continuous intravenous infusion of DMT that they call "extended-state DMT" or "DMTx".^{[5][1][3][2][4][7]} It can extend the duration of a DMT experience from a few minutes to several hours.^{[1][3][2][4][7]} They intend to use it to study the phenomenology of DMT.^{[1][3][2][4][7]} Other researchers, such as David Nutt, Robin Carhart-Harris, and Matthias Liechti, are also studying DMT by continuous intravenous infusion.^[8][9][10]

Gallimore believes that DMT experiences are not simply hallucinations.^[5] Instead, he suggests that DMT allows the human brain to interface and interact with a deeper level of reality beyond the physical world.^[5][11] Relatedly, Gallimore believes that entity encounters experienced with DMT are real and genuine interactions with beings that he refers to as discarnate intelligent agents.^[5][11]

Selected publications

Books

• Gallimore, Andrew R. (2019). Alien Information Theory: Psychedelic Drug Technologies and the Cosmic Game. Strange Worlds Press. ISBN 978-1-5272-3476-5.
• Gallimore, A.R. (2022). Reality Switch Technologies: Psychedelics as Tools for the Discovery and Exploration of New Worlds. Strange Worlds Press. ISBN 978-1-7391101-0-9.
• Gallimore, A.R. (2025). Death by Astonishment: Confronting the Mystery of the World's Strangest Drug (The DMT Book). St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-250-35776-2.

Book chapters

• Andrew R. Gallimore (3 July 2015). "DMT and the Topology of Reality" (PDF). In Luke, David; King, Dave (eds.). Neurotransmissions: Essays on Psychedelics from Breaking Convention. London: Strange Attractor Press. pp. 9–24. ISBN 978-1-907222-43-6.
• Andrew R. Gallimore; David P. Luke (3 July 2015). "DMT Research from 1956 to the Edge of Time" (PDF). In Luke, David; King, Dave (eds.). Neurotransmissions: Essays on Psychedelics from Breaking Convention. London: Strange Attractor Press. pp. 291–316. ISBN 978-1-907222-43-6.

Journal articles

• Gallimore AR (2013). "Building Alien Worlds—The Neuropsychological and Evolutionary Implications of the Astonishing Psychoactive Effects of N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT)" (PDF). Journal of Scientific Exploration. 27 (3): 455–503. ISSN 0892-3310.
• Gallimore AR (2014). "DMT and the Topology of Reality" (PDF). PsyPress UK Journal. 3: 67–78.
• Gallimore AR (2015). "Building Human Worlds – DMT and the Simulated Universe" (PDF). PsyPress UK Journal. 6.
• Gallimore AR (2015). "Restructuring consciousness -the psychedelic state in light of integrated information theory" (PDF). Front Hum Neurosci. 9: 346. doi:10.3389/fnhum.2015.00346. PMC 4464176. PMID 26124719.
• Gallimore AR, Strassman RJ (2016). "A Model for the Application of Target-Controlled Intravenous Infusion for a Prolonged Immersive DMT Psychedelic Experience" (PDF). Front Pharmacol. 7: 211. doi:10.3389/fphar.2016.00211. PMC 4944667. PMID 27471468.

Thesis

• Gallimore AR (2006). The Biogenesis of Terrestrial and Marine Polycyclic Ethers (PDF) (PhD thesis). University of Cambridge.

See also

• Terence McKenna