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The Psychedelic Renaissance: What is Going On? Part 2
This editorial focuses on the centering of Indigenous Peoples' voices in the psychedelic field and a discussion on inclusion of spirituality

Alaina M. Jaster
May 9, 202415 min read
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The Psychedelic Renaissance: What is Going On? Part 1
Voices echoed off the walls of the auditorium as people shouted the names of people they have lost, and with each name spoken it is a...

Alaina M. Jaster
Oct 30, 202313 min read
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So, you want to be an advocate?
An open letter to my fellow researchers By Alaina M. Jaster The Reform Conference sat at an almost perfect intersection of research,...

Alaina M. Jaster
Oct 23, 20237 min read
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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
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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...
yourbrainscience
Jun 6, 20236 min read
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Journal Club: Trial of Ketamine Masked by Surgical Anesthesia in Depressed Patients
Over the weekend, a new preprint was released from Stanford University focused on better understanding potential drug placebo effects in...
yourbrainscience
May 8, 20235 min read
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The Doblin Effect
Co-written by Alaina M. Jaster & Sasha Sisko On our final episode of the season we were joined by Sasha Sisko, an independent journalist,...
Sasha Sisko
Apr 21, 202310 min read
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Journal Club: At Home LSD Microdosing
An exciting article, "Acute mood-elevating properties of microdosed LSD in healthy volunteers: a home-administered randomised controlled...
yourbrainscience
Mar 29, 20236 min read
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Self-concept and Ego
Alaina sat down with Dr. NeÅŸe Devenot, a psychedelics and bio ethics researcher to talk about their work with understanding different...
yourbrainscience
Mar 19, 20232 min read
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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...
yourbrainscience
Feb 21, 20235 min read
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Psychedelic Harm Reduction
In this weeks episode of YBOS, Alaina and Zarmeen talk about the origins of harm reduction. The origins of harm reduction programs lie in...
yourbrainscience
Feb 11, 20232 min read
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Psychedelic Moments to Remember from 2022
We know 2022 was a wild year for psychedelics. From the resurrection of microdosing, to the great debates of functional connectivity, to...
yourbrainscience
Jan 15, 20233 min read
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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:...
yourbrainscience
Dec 15, 20221 min read
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Plasticity & Psychoplastogens
Check out some more work from Dr. Lindsay Cameron and the Olson Lab! A Non-Hallucinogenic Psychedelic Analog with Therapeutic Potential...
yourbrainscience
Dec 5, 20221 min read
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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...
yourbrainscience
Nov 19, 20223 min read
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DMN and Entropy: The good, the bad, and the trippy
Today’s episode references the following papers and videos: “The brain's default network: origins and implications for the study of...
yourbrainscience
Nov 15, 20221 min read
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The Hope
Psychedelics have become a big media sensation prompting a lot of public attention. While this may be a good thing, in last weeks episode...
yourbrainscience
Oct 4, 20223 min read
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The Hype
What are psychedelics? Psychedelics are a class of drugs that produce visual and auditory hallucinations, changes in sensory perception,...
yourbrainscience
Sep 27, 20223 min read
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Psychedelics & Drug Policy: Next Steps
The DOI Case On Friday August 26, 2022, the Drug Enforcement Administration withdrew proposed Schedule 1 status for...
yourbrainscience
Aug 31, 20226 min read
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Drug Policy & Psychedelics
Current Events: DEA attempts to schedule several psychedelics On January 14, 2022 the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) proposed the...
yourbrainscience
Aug 17, 20226 min read
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