Interestingly, they were extracting it from a plant called jurema-preta (Mimosa tenuiflora), rather than the DMT found in chacruna used in ayahuasca.

Post-Psychedelic Difficulties

May 23, 2025 Lynne Nardizzi

This study sheds light on which post-psychedelic difficulties last longest and what helps people cope.

The findings suggest that while anxiety and panic are among the most disruptive, issues like existential struggle and diminished self-esteem tend to last the longest—often persisting for over a year.

Right Hemisphere and Psychedelics

May 20, 2025 Lynne Nardizzi

A new theory suggests that psychedelics promote empathy, insight, and psychological flexibility by making the brain’s right hemisphere temporarily dominant over the left.

Known as HEALS—Hemispheric Annealing and Lateralization Under Psychedelics—this model proposes that psychedelics disrupt the typical hierarchy between hemispheres, releasing the more holistic, emotionally intelligent right side from left-brain control.

Psilocybin for Disorders of Consciousness

May 13, 2025 Lynne Nardizzi

Here is the case report of the patient with a disorder of consciousness given psilocybin as a treatment.

More on Treating Brain Injuries with Psychedelics

May 12, 2025 Lynne Nardizzi

In this follow-up interview to yesterday’s post on the woman with a severe brain injury given psychedelics, a look at the healing potential and the ethical dilemmas.