Author Michael Pollan talks about psychedelics and how they may benefit mental health.
Read morePsychedelics and Psychiatry
Ecstasy and psilocybin are shaking up psychiatry! Regulators will soon grapple with how to safely administer powerful psychedelics for treating depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Read moreDepression and Psilocybin
A study of 27 people found that a treatment featuring the hallucinogen psilocybin worked better than the usual antidepressant medications, a team reported Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.
Read moreTED Talk: Psychedelics
Psychedelic researcher Frederick Streeter Barrett believes that music and psychedelics have the potential to open our minds and connect us with our most authentic selves. Watch his TEDMED 2020 Talk "The neuroscience of psychedelic drugs, music and nostalgia," now on TEDMED.com.
Read moreWhy Psychedelics?
The Stanford Psychedelic Science Group shows a list of mental health conditions with significant consequence for individual and public health, and the corresponding evidence suggesting benefit from psychedelic-assisted treatments.
Read moreBrain Imaging and Psychedelics
Brain imaging research reveals where psychedelic compounds such as psilocybin and LSD manifest their effects.
Read morePsychedelics and Autoimmune Disease
There is much research into psychedelic treatment of mental disorders, but psychedelics might be effective in treating autoimmune disorders as well.
Read moreConsciousness and Psychedelics
Psychedelic drugs like psilocybin are being tested to treat mental illness. They're also expanding our understanding about human consciousness.
Read moreStan Grof Documentary: The Way of the Psychonaut
The new documentary The Way of the Psychonaut explores the life of Stan Grof and the insights that he has to offer to the fields of psychology and psychedelic therapy.
Read morePsychedelics and Eating Disorders
Psychedelics improve depression and wellbeing scores in individuals with eating disorders.
Read morePsychedelics and Inflammation
Scientists identify a powerful anti-inflammatory compound in psychedelic drugs.
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