In this weeks episode of YBOS, Alaina and Zarmeen talk about the origins of harm reduction. The origins of harm reduction programs lie in...

We know 2022 was a wild year for psychedelics. From the resurrection of microdosing, to the great debates of functional connectivity, to...

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

Check out some more work from Dr. Lindsay Cameron and the Olson Lab! A Non-Hallucinogenic Psychedelic Analog with Therapeutic Potential...

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

Today’s episode references the following papers and videos: “The brain's default network: origins and implications for the study of...

We talked tryptamines and ergolines, but what about the third structural classification of psychedelics - phenethylamines?...

Some naturally occuring tryptamines are neurotransmitters (e.g. serotonin, melatonin and bufotenin), but most are found in plants, fungi...

Psychedelics have become a big media sensation prompting a lot of public attention. While this may be a good thing, in last weeks episode...

What are psychedelics? Psychedelics are a class of drugs that produce visual and auditory hallucinations, changes in sensory perception,...

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

The DOI Case On Friday August 26, 2022, the Drug Enforcement Administration withdrew proposed Schedule 1 status for...

Psychedelics have recently become a sensational phenomenon in our culture and society at large. With the resurgence of research into...

Current Events: DEA attempts to schedule several psychedelics On January 14, 2022 the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) proposed the...

If you are in the world of science or interested in science, you have undoubtedly heard about the reproducibility crisis. This crisis...

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

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

Hello and thanks for visiting our blog! We're very excited you’re taking this science journey with us. To give you some background on why...

Hello and thanks for visiting our blog! We're very excited you’re taking this science journey with us. To give you some background on why...

We are so glad that you're here. These blogs will summarize each podcast episode and provide links to resources and peer-reviewed...