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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...
yourbrainscience
Jun 15, 20239 min read


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...
yourbrainscience
Jun 6, 20236 min read


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...
yourbrainscience
May 3, 20235 min read


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...
yourbrainscience
Feb 21, 20235 min read


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:...
yourbrainscience
Dec 15, 20221 min read


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...
yourbrainscience
Nov 19, 20223 min read


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...
yourbrainscience
Sep 20, 20222 min read


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...
yourbrainscience
Aug 3, 20224 min read


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...
yourbrainscience
Jul 27, 20223 min read
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