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Can Ketamine Treat Depression? the Answer May Lie in a Mysterious Brain Cell

By Sophie Putka — 2021

To treat depression, the neurons which control the hormones serotonin and dopamine in our brains seem to get all the attention. The evidence so far suggests people who have major depressive disorder may benefit from an artificial boost to these chemical messengers — so psychiatrists prescribe drugs like Prozac, claiming to do just that.

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Scientists Look At The Strange "Half-Dead" State Of Meditating Buddhist Monks

In Tibetan Buddhism, there’s a mystical concept known as “thukdam” or “tukdam,” in which an experienced meditator can slip into a state of mind said to be accessible at the time of death.

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Tom Hale
2021
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The Legal and Illegal Ways People Are Turning to Psychedelics as the Drug Regulator Rejects Reclassification Bid

In Melbourne's St Vincent's Hospital, down the hall from the cancer day unit, there's an unassuming room known simply as "The Retreat". This is where a select few volunteers are offered a unique opportunity: to confront their deepest fears under a heavy dose of a psychedelic.

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Geoff Thompson and Benjamin Sveen
2021
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