Psychedelics Archives - Knowing Neurons

By Andrew Bontemps Original article: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adf0435 “Perspectives” article: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg2989 Maxemiliano Vargas and colleagues from UC Davis and Medical College of Wisconsin recently released a paper describing some of the interesting… Read More

Big Ideas Cognition Psychedelics

Sean Noah March 17, 2022July 14, 2022 flashbacks, hallucinations, LSD, neuroscience myths, Psychedelics

Psychedelic Journal Club: The Risk of Flashbacks

A commentary on the article “Flashback phenomena after administration of LSD and psilocybin in controlled studies with healthy participants,” by Felix Müller et al., published in Psychopharmacology. Following psychedelics’ explosive… Read More

Big Ideas Cognition Consciousness Psychedelics

Sean Noah January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 Pharmacology, Psychedelics, Space, World View

Psychedelic Journal Club: How Do Psychedelics Work? Part 2

A commentary on the article “Models of psychedelic drug action: modulation of cortical- subcortical circuits” by Manoj Doss et al., published in Brain. Even though the “psychedelic renaissance” is underway,… Read More

Big Ideas Cognition Consciousness Psychedelics

Sean Noah January 13, 2022 Metaphysical Beliefs, Psychedelics, Space, World View

Psychedelic Journal Club: A Whole New Worldview

A commentary on the article “Psychedelics alter metaphysical beliefs,” by Christopher Timmermann et al., published in Scientific Reports.… Read More

Cognition Psychedelics Sensation and Perception

Sean Noah December 23, 2021January 13, 2022 Drug, Drug policy, Pharmacology, Psychedelics, Research

Psychedelic Journal Club: How Do Psychedelics Work?

A commentary on the article “REBUS and the Anarchic Brain: Toward a Unified Model of the Brain Action of Psychedelics” by Robin Carhart-Harris and Karl Friston, published in Pharmacological Reviews.… Read More

Cognition Psychedelics Sensation and Perception

Sean Noah December 16, 2021January 13, 2022 Drug policy, Drugs, medicine, Pharmacology, Psychedelics, Research

Psychedelic Journal Club: Microdosing for Mental Wellbeing

A commentary on the article “Adults who microdose psychedelics report health related motivations and lower levels of anxiety and depression compared to non-microdosers by Joseph M. Rootman et al., published… Read More

The Default Mode Network and Depression - Feature Image

Mental Health Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Stacey Neglia December 20, 2020June 19, 2023 Anxiety, Default mode network, depression, fMRI, Meditation, PET, Psychedelics

The Default Mode Network and Depression

The inner landscape of the mind can be a dark and gloomy place for people with depression and anxiety. It is often filled with negative self-talk and repetitions of bad… Read More