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Psychedelic Support: Bridging Psychedelic Psychotherapy and Epigenetics

By Joseph Tafur — 2019

“Epigenetic changes will be measured after MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in a first of its kind study,” explains Dr. Joe Tafur about a research collaboration with MAPS investigators, the Modern Spirit research team, and the University of Southern California, Department of Psychiatry. The study will investigate ways MDMA-assisted psychotherapy may lead to measurable biochemical (“epigenetic”) change.

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Epigenetics