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Breaking: Psychedelics reopen the social reward learning critical period

It's been a busy week in psychedelics, as researchers attempt to stay caught up on the latest research in the field. Last week, we broke...

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Breaking: Psychedelics evidenced to modulate plasticity via BDNF-related mechanisms

It was a big day in psychedelic neuroscience on Monday, with the publication of an article titled "Psychedelics promote plasticity by...

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Journal Club: 5-MeO-DMT modifies innate behaviors and promotes structural neural plasticity in mice

It’s no secret that plasticity is becoming a buzzword in the psychedelic field. Anyone and everyone points to plasticity as being the...

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Journal Club: Vargas et al 2023 - Intracellular 5-HT2A Receptors?

A recent study suggesting a novel mechanism of psychedelic action was published just a few days ago. This study by Vargas et al, out of...

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Microdosing, Myth or Magic?

Here are some of the studies we mentioned in Episode 13! Psilocybin microdosing does not affect emotion-related symptoms and processing:...

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COMPASS Pathways Phase 2 Psilocybin Study

We shared a lot of our thoughts about the recent published study on psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression in Episode 9. Here we...

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A Guide to Understanding Scientific Research Articles

1. Skim Read the title, abstract and major headings/subheadings before diving into the introduction. This is important because it allows...

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Journal Club: "Microdosing with psilocybin mushrooms: a double-blind placebo-controlled study"

Recently there has been quite a bit of discourse on the efficacy and utility of microdosing. Microdosing typically refers to a paradigm...

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Sensationalism of Science

You've probably seen headlines about scientific findings that cause you to go, "Wow! Really? I didn't know that," and then click share...