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Psychedelic Journal Club: The Risk of Flashbacks

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

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

Psychedelic Journal Club: How Do Psychedelics Work? Part 2

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

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

Psychedelic Journal Club: A Whole New Worldview

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

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

Psychedelic Journal Club: How Do Psychedelics Work?

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

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

Psychedelic Journal Club: Microdosing for Mental Wellbeing

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

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

Mental Health Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

The Default Mode Network and Depression

December 20, 2020February 18, 2021 Stacey Neglia Anxiety, Default mode network, depression, fMRI, Meditation, PET, Psychedelics

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