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Neurons to Nirvana

2013

A stylish, in-depth look at the renaissance in psychedelic drug research in light of current scientific, medical, and cultural knowledge.

85 min

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DMT Alters Cortical Travelling Waves

These results support a recent model proposing that psychedelics reduce the ‘precision-weighting of priors’, thus altering the balance of top-down versus bottom-up information passing.

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Andrea Alamia, Christopher Timmermann, David J Nutt, Rufin VanRullen, Robin L Carhart-Harris
2020
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The Trip Treatment

Research into psychedelics, shut down for decades, is now yielding exciting results.

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Michael Pollan
2015
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DMT Models the Near-Death Experience

Near-death experiences (NDEs) are complex subjective experiences, which have been previously associated with the psychedelic experience and more specifically with the experience induced by the potent serotonergic, N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT).

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Christopher Timmermann, Leor Roseman, Luke Williams, David Erritzoe, Charlotte Martial, Héléna Cassol, Steven Laureys, David Nutt and Robin Carhart-Harris
2018
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For the First Time, Scientists Have Imaged the Brain on LSD

The scientists hope their long-awaited study on LSD in humans will open the floodgates to further research into psychedelics.

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Victoria Turk
2016
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Scientists Gave Depressed Patients Psilocybin in a First for Psychedelic Therapy

In a recent UK trial, 12 patients with major depression took a pill quite different to commonly prescribed antidepressants: 25mg of psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms.

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Victoria Turk
2016
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We Can No Longer Ignore the Potential of Psychedelic Drugs to Treat Depression

At Imperial College we’ve been comparing psilocybin to conventional antidepressants—and the results are likely to be game-changing.

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Robin Carhart-Harris
2020
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Magic Mushrooms Expand the Mind by Dampening Brain Activity

A new brain-scan study helps explain how psilocybin works—and why it holds promise as a treatment for depression, addiction and post-traumatic stress.

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Maia Szalavitz
2012
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Your Brain on Psilocybin

How magic mushrooms expand consciousness.

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Robin Carhart-Harris
2014
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How Do Psychedelic Drugs Work on the Brain?

Dr Robin Carhart-Harris talks about his scientific research into the effects and potential therapeutic uses of psychedelic drugs. Join him as he discusses brain imaging work involving psilocybin, the active ingredient of magic mushrooms, and explains how the drug works in the brain.

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Robin Carhart-Harris
2013
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Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris: Can Psychedelics Cure Depression?

Psychedelics have an ancient and more recent history of medicinal-use. Administered in a supportive environment, with preparatory and integrative psychological care, psychedelic medicines are now being used to facilitate emotional breakthrough and renewed perspective.

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Robin Carhart-Harris
2019
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Psychedelic Research