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.
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Psilocybin for Disorders of Consciousness
Here is the case report of the patient with a disorder of consciousness given psilocybin as a treatment.
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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.
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In this article, a man lost his wife to a state of unresponsiveness following a tragic accident.
Over the past two years, he’s tried everything to bring her back—including an experimental first in the use of psychedelics.
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Insights on Psychedelics
This article reviews research that indicates that psychedelic-catalysed insight is associated with therapeutic improvement, suggesting its importance for clinical practice and for understanding the mechanisms of psychedelic therapy.
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In this interview, anesthesiologist and neuroscientist Boris Heifets discusses what his work might suggest about how psychedelics work, and what role placebo and expectation play in outcomes of psychedelic studies.
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History of Religion and Psychedelics
Evolution of Psychedelics
Here’s a look at the evolution of psychedelic use through human history.
Read morePsychedelics and Spirituality
The Center for the Study of World Religions (CSWR) is at the forefront of this resurgence as the medical, recreational, and spiritual use of psychedelic drugs, plants, and fungi weaves into Western mainstream culture after decades of criminalization in the United States and beyond.
As part of the Harvard Study of Psychedelics in Society and Culture, the CSWR is working to advance understanding and innovation of the psychedelics landscape through scholarship, programming, and collaborative research with Indigenous communities.
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