People with different genetic variants of a particular serotonin receptor may be predisposed to stronger or weaker psychedelic trips.
Read moreAnother Michael Pollan Interview!
Pollan spoke with Rolling Stone about his new Netflix series, and why psychedelics have the potential to not only change your mind, but change the way our society approaches everything from wellness to climate change to spirituality.
Read moreMichael Pollan and Latest Psychedelic Research
Author Michael Pollan discusses the latest research in the psychedelic boom happening in medical research.
Read moreNew Psychedelic Research- Interview with a Psychiatrist
Check out this great interview with the latest research on MDMA, psilocybin, and the interaction of psychiatric medications.
Read moreHow Psilocybin May Rewire the Brain
“One of the most interesting things we’ve learned about the classic psychedelics is that they have a dramatic effect on the way brain systems synchronize, or move and groove together,” said Matthew Johnson, a professor in psychedelics and consciousness at Johns Hopkins Medicine.
“When someone’s on psilocybin, we see an overall increase in connectivity between areas of the brain that don’t normally communicate well,” Johnson said. “You also see the opposite of that – local networks in the brain that normally interact with each other quite a bit suddenly communicate less.”
Read moreMore Psilocybin Research
A recent follow-up study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers found two doses of the hallucinogenic compound coupled with psychotherapy resulted in large decreases in major depressive disorder symptoms for most of the study’s participants.
New research is hinting at how the hallucinogenic compound may facilitate reduced depression symptoms.
Read morePsilocybin Microdosing -New Research
Generational Trauma
Parents’ trauma can leave biological traces in their children.
Adverse experiences can change future generations through epigenetic pathways.
Read moreDMT Effective for Depression
DMT is a powerful hallucinogen that can conjure visions of entities and alien worlds, but new research shows it can also treat depression.
Read moreQuestions and Concerns on the History of the Bufo Toad
Here’s a great article on the potential benefits and high risks of 5-MeO-DMT from the Bufo toad… Along with the carelessness and unethical behavior of fake guru Octavio Rettig.
Read moreResearching Psychedelics- It's Complicated
Researchers from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University and McGill University published a paper in the journal Science Advances proposing a unique method for better understanding the interaction between hallucinogenic drugs, people’s brains, and different types of psychedelic experiences.
They did this by using artificial intelligence to look at real-life accounts of psychedelic experiences and compare them to how human brain chemistry engages with drugs on a molecular level.
However, while the researchers’ methods and goals push the envelope forward on understanding how psychedelics can help or harm individuals, the data they use could be unreliable.
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