by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Aug 11, 2022 | Psychedelic Research
Decreased depressive symptoms were observed in all 19 patients at 1-week post-treatment and 47% met criteria for response at 5 weeks. Whole-brain analyses revealed post-treatment decreases in CBF in the temporal cortex, including the amygdala. Decreased amygdala CBF...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Aug 11, 2022 | Psychedelic Research
Further research on this direction is needed in order to better understand the properties of tryptamines like DMT and their biophysical effects and implications on human perception and brain communication. Read from original source
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Aug 11, 2022 | Psychedelic Research
We conclude that the function of DMT may extend central nervous activity and involve a more universal role in cellular protective mechanisms. Suggestions are offered for future directions of indole alkaloid research in the general medical field. We provide converging...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Aug 11, 2022 | Psychedelic Research
Most participants reported vivid memories of the encounter experience, which frequently involved communication with something having the attributes of being conscious, benevolent, intelligent, sacred, eternal, and all-knowing. The encounter experience fulfilled a...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Aug 11, 2022 | Psychedelic Research
Ayahuasca users (n = 527) reported greater well-being than both classic psychedelic users (n = 18,138) and non-psychedelic drug-using respondents (n = 78,236). Ayahuasca users reported less problematic drinking than classic psychedelic users, although both groups...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Aug 11, 2022 | Psychedelic Research
MBSR training led to greater increases in overall mindfulness scores after the 8-week period. MBSR but not ayahuasca led to increases in the MINDSENS Composite Index. However, the ayahuasca sessions induced comparable increases in the Non-Judging subscale of the FFMQ,...
