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How Do Psychedelic Drugs Work on the Brain?

By Robin Carhart-Harris — 2013

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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Rick Doblin & Natalie Ginsberg: Rescheduling MDMA - History, Present and Future

Natalie Ginsberg, MAPS Policy and Advocacy Manager will interview Rick Doblin, Ph.D.

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Natalie Ginsberg
2018
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The Psychedelic Renaissance | Stephen Bright | TEDxUniMelb

Psychedelic drugs: a dangerous and illegal scourge; a harmless way to “turn on, tune in, drop out” – or a valuable treatment for mental illness? Research is showing that substances like MDMA and magic mushrooms, long banished to society’s fringes, are proving effective in treating...

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2017
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Sanjay Gupta MD: Psychedelic Medicine Gets a Closer Look

Drugs like LSD and MDMA are generating new interest among doctors for use in psychotherapy.

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Rick Doblin
2014
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How Psychedelics Work: Fire the Conductor, Let the Orchestra Play | Michael Pollan | Big Think

If your ego had a "location" in the brain, it would be the default mode network, where much of your self-critical mind chatter happens. Taking psychedelics down-regulates this brain network.

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2019
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The First Modern Images of a Human Brain on LSD

For the first time ever, scientists scanned a brain on LSD using modern technology. What they saw was a more "unified brain." In the experiment, researchers scanned dozens of participants with a fMRI machine. Once after being injected with 75 micrograms of LSD and a second time with salt water.

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2016
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How LSD and Shrooms Could Help Treat Anxiety, Addiction and Depression

Psychedelic drugs could be the key to making you happier and healthier. So why won't we research them?

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2016
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Taking LSD, MDMA, and DMT to Treat Mental Health

A small community of experimental psychotherapists—along with self-medicating users—have been using acid and mushrooms to treat mental health conditions for years, with promising results.

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2019
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Psychedelics: The Scientific Renaissance of Mind-Altering Drugs

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Michael Pollan
2020
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4 Benefits of Microdosing LSD & Shrooms Regularly

Learn how to microdose acid (LSD) or magic mushrooms in this educational whiteboard video. Produced by Mark from After Skool and Brandon from OnePercentBetter.

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James Fadiman
2017
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Hofmann’s Potion—Albert Hofmann LSD Documentary

By the mid-1950s, LSD research was being published in medical and academic journals all over the world. It showed potential benefits in the treatment of alcoholism, drug addiction, and other mental illnesses. This film explores those potential benefits, and the researchers who explored them.

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Albert Hofmann
2012
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