Despite great progress, we lack even the beginning of an explanation of how the brain produces our inner world of colors, sounds, smells and tastes.
Read morePsilocybin's Effects on the Brain
Cognitive Impairment, Dementia, Alzheimer’s and Psychedelics
Here’s an interview with researcher Albert Garcia-Romeu, where he discusses the potential of psilocybin to address issues associated with cognitive decline, and noteworthy preliminary observations from his research.
Read moreIbogaine and Traumatic Brain Injury
A new study shows that the psychedelic drug ibogaine shows preliminary promise for traumatic brain injury.
Read morePsychedelics, Research and the Brain
Ketamine and the Brain
A new study has mapped the effects of ketamine on the brain, finding that repeated use over extended periods creates widespread structural changes in the brain’s dopamine system.
Read moreChemical Imbalance Theory
Keep reading for the history of the chemical imbalance theory, how a study last year tried to debunk it, and how that study is now seen to be flawed.
Read moreConsciousness and the Brain
Consciousness arises from specially evolved neural circuits in the brain configured to instantiate it.
Read morePsychological Strengths with Psychedelic Use
The findings, published in the International Journal of Wellbeing, indicate that self-transcendent experiences play a key role in predicting positive outcomes of psychedelic use.
Read moreSense of Self
Researchers identified a small structure in the brain, the anterior precuneus or aPCu, as a crucial component in establishing our physical self or “I”. Keep reading and watch the video here.
Read moreLSD and Brain Connections
This study, published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, found that LSD “not only increases the strength of certain brain connections but weakens other connections at the same time,” according to a digest of the study in Psychedelic Spotlight.
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