Here are two articles that look at the use of psychedelics in psychotherapy. The first was posted last week at Salon, a reprint from the original post at Scientific American. The second one comes from Utne Reader back in 2013, and it was reprinted from Spirituality and Health. Before these drugs became were banned as … Read more
This research summary comes from, CSGlobe: Expand Your Consciousness.The original research article is from Experimental Brain Research, August, 2013 issue. Researchers found that psilocybin can stimulate hippocampal neurogenesis and extinguish conditioned fear responses, making it an ideal treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. Importantly, even small doses not likely to be fully “psychedelic” show these outcomes. … Read more
I’ve been binge watching a new series called Black Box, kind of like House, MD, but specific to neuroscience diagnostic mysteries (oh, and the main character is bipolar rather than narcissistic). In the 5th episode (there’s only 7 so far), one of the recurring characters has a brain tumor metastasize to his liver, which … Read more
On the heals of the Sam Harris article on hallucinogens I posted earlier today, here is a similar article from Salon. This article, however, focuses on psychedelics as a vehicle to open us up to the spiritual. But once we get a taste, the recommendation is to take up a practice that can provide continuous … Read more