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Change in the brain usually comes with plenty of effort over time. Neuroscientists are working to understand how psychedelic drugs provide a shortcut that seems to rely on existing brain systems.
A scholar of religion who is writing a book on sacred drugs explains how today’s ‘psychedelic renaissance’ reflects a millennia-long history of using intoxicants to seek insight and connection.
Freud doing cocaine. Psychologist William James experimenting with nitrous oxide. A new history tells of the Romantic rebels who first sampled psychoactive substances.
The early research suggests the drugs might be effective for some conditions. But scientists have safety concerns.
Alberta’s new policy on psychedelic-assisted therapy for mental illness may set a precedent that moves Canadians one step closer to accepting psychedelics as medicinal substances.
Many studies have looked at the potential benefits of ayahuasca, but few have analysed its side-effects.
Pinpointing the molecular targets behind the subjective effects of psychedelic drugs could help clinicians and researchers better treat psychiatric conditions.
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Professor of Neuropharmacology, University of Central Lancashire
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Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Virginia
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Resident in Psychiatry, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
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Machine Learning Scientist at the Broad Institute of MIT &, Harvard University
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Professor of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco
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Professor and Canada Research Chair in the History of Health & Social Justice, University of Saskatchewan
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Goodrich C White Professor of Religion, Emory University
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Affiliate Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina
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Professor of Anthropology, Middlebury College, Middlebury
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
