by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Apr 20, 2022 | Cancer, Neuropathy, NN-Dimethyltryptamine, OCD, Pain, Parkinson's Disease, Psilocybin Magic Mushroom, Psychotropics, PTSD, San Pedro Mescaline
Previous studies by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers showed that psychedelic treatment with psilocybin relieved major depressive disorder symptoms in adults for up to a month. Now, in a follow-up study of those participants, the researchers report that the...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Apr 20, 2022 | Ayahuasca, Cancer, CBC, Iboga, Pain, Psilocybin Magic Mushroom, San Pedro Mescaline
Psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms, helps to “open up” depressed people’s brains, even after use, enabling brain regions to talk more freely to one another. These are the findings of a new analysis of brain scans from close to 60 people...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Feb 2, 2022 | Neuropathy, OCD, Pain, Parkinson's Disease, Psilocybin Magic Mushroom, Psychotropics, San Pedro Mescaline
The psychedelic state is unquestionably one of the most interesting psychological experiences humans can have. Hallucinogenic drugs that have been used by humans for as long as we can determine to provide novel insights into the mind and enhance social bonding. For...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Feb 2, 2022 | Cannabis Marijuana, Iboga, Kambo, LSD, Microdosing, Neuropathy, NN-Dimethyltryptamine, Pain, Parkinson's Disease, Psilocybin Magic Mushroom, Psychotropics, PTSD, San Pedro Mescaline
This question can be approached from a number of different levels. At the lowest functionally relevant level, how do the hallucinogenic compounds themselves interact with a certain neurotransmitter receptor to alter neuronal activity? Then at the neuronal population...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Feb 2, 2022 | LSD, MDMA Sassafras Molly, Microdosing, Neuropathy, NN-Dimethyltryptamine, OCD, Pain, Parkinson's Disease
Drug-induced hallucinations are often discussed as if they can be entirely understood in terms of their chemical action in the brain. But the social role of hallucinogens varies greatly between cultures, and, conversely, culture has a large effect on hallucinogenic...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Feb 2, 2022 | MDMA Sassafras Molly, Microdosing, Neuropathy, NN-Dimethyltryptamine, Pain, Parkinson's Disease, PTSD
A personal account of how hallucinogens have influenced her career; and we pass on some advice for first-year undergraduates as they begin their journey in psychology. I am so glad I took LSD – and mescaline, and psilocybin, and even DMT which must surely have given...
