According to Dr. Bogenschutz, the study's senior author and Director of the NYU Langone Center for Psychedelic Medicine, "The positive findings of our trial provide significant encouragement regarding the potential of psilocybi...
Due to expanding research on the possibilities of psychedelic medicine, there has been some enthusiasm surrounding the potential promise of the use of psilocybin in the context of mental health therapy. While the definition is not well defined yet, generally this approach to treatment combines psilocy...
Psychedelics such as psilocybin have the potential to treat Alzheimer’s disease dementia via stimulation of neurogenesis (formation of new nerve cells) and reducing neuroinflammation. [45] In patients with major depressive disorder, psilocybin therapy increased cognitive and neural flexibility for at leas...
Psychedelic therapyis gaining significant traction in modern mental health care, with substances like psilocybin, ketamine, and MDMA emerging as potential game-changers in the treatment of depression, PTSD, and other mental health disorders. While once relegated to counterculture movements or underground ...
Cancer patients who were treated with a one-time, single dose of the psychedelic drug psilocybin, combined with psychotherapy, showed significant benefits on measures of emotional and existential distress nearly 5 years after receiving the therapy, new research indicates. In addition to reporting ...
For those with conditions that have proven to be treatment-resistant for depression over many years, a 2016 study found that two-thirds of all participants were in remission after a mere week of psilocybin (magic mushroom) therapy. Dr. Prash Puspanathan, a doctor with a background in ...
The use of psychedelic substances like psilocybin or MDMA, under the supervision of trained therapists, is known as psychedelic-assisted therapy. The therapy aims to facilitate a heightened state of consciousness that can lead to increased introspection and personal insight, potentially helping individuals...
Over the past few years, the conversation surrounding recreational and medical use of psilocybin has shifted due to growing evidence of its...
Read on to learn more about three main benefits of microdosing, as well as an overview ofpsychedelic therapy, and the potential challenges. What Is Psychedelic Therapy? Psychedelic therapy involves ingesting psychedelic substances, such as psilocybin (from “magic mushrooms”), LSD,MDMA, or ketamine...
Computer workers in general, and software developers specifically, are under a high amount of stress due to continuous deadlines and, often, over-commitment. Objective This study investigates the effects of a neuroplasticity practice, a specific breathing practice, on the attention awareness, well-bein...