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Could Ayahuasca Help Minimize the Loneliness Epidemic?
PLUS, ketamine clinics in Beirut, the Horizons conference, and trip-free psychedelics. [...] Read More... The post Could Ayahuasca Help Minimize the Loneliness Epidemic? appeared first on DoubleBlind Mag.
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‘So many relationships in the room’: Participant perspectives on the affordances and challenges of co-therapy in psychedelic assisted therapy
This longitudinal qualitative study (n=18) explored participants’ experiences of co-therapy, in which two therapists jointly support people receiving psilocybin-assisted therapy for generalised anxiety disorder. Parti...
Psilocybin acutely dissociates cognitive and affective empathy, with empathic concern predicting persisting positive psychological effects
This secondary analysis of an RCT (n=60) in healthy volunteers, psilocybin temporarily changed different aspects of empathy in opposite directions. Participants became less accurate at identifying positive emotions in...
Circulating MicroRNAs and Their Associations with Neurotrophic, Inflammatory and Glutamate Markers in Healthy Volunteers
This secondary analysis of an RCT (n=62) examined whether changes in small molecules in the blood could reflect how the body and brain respond to psilocybin. Psilocybin temporarily altered two microRNAs (molecules tha...
Scientists say just 7 days of meditation can rewire your brain
An intensive seven-day meditation retreat triggered striking changes across the brain and body, including shifts tied to neuroplasticity, immunity, metabolism, and natural pain relief. Participants also showed brain c...
Psychedelic Policy Briefing
In this week's psychedelic policy briefing, investigative journalist Jack Gorsline unpacks a wave of state and federal initiatives aimed at expanding alternative therapies for veterans and those battling addiction. Th...
Psychedelics amplify brain connectivity through serotonin receptors, study suggests
Psychedelics like psilocybin (from magic mushrooms), LSD, DMT and mescaline profoundly alter how we perceive, feel and think. After decades of neglect, they are again the subject of serious scientific inquiry, largely...
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Inside the Arab World’s Psychedelic Revival
How four countries are reshaping psychedelic therapy in the SWANA region. [...] Read More... The post Inside the Arab World’s Psychedelic Revival appeared first on DoubleBlind Mag.
The Ayahuasca to Jesus Pipeline
Or, why New Age spirituality and charismatic Christianity are close cousins
Impact of Psilocybin on Motor Function in Healthy Participants: A Phase 1, Randomised, Triple-Blind, Dose-Finding Study
This randomised, blinded feasibility study (n=13) tested whether healthy adults could complete physiotherapist-led movement tasks after psilocybin (5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg and 20 mg), and found the tasks were manageable up...
Feasibility and Tolerability of Psilocybin for Phantom Limb Pain
This double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised pilot trial (n=9) assessed the feasibility and tolerability of a single 25-mg dose of psilocybin in people with phantom limb pain after amputation. No serious adverse e...
Have You Had Difficulties After a Trip? The Emory Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality Wants to Hear From You
An international research consortium including Brown University, the University of Melbourne, the University of North Texas, and Dr. Roman Palitsky of Emory University is seeking participants for the Post-Psychedelic ...