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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Psilocybin"”.
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Identifying latent profiles of psilocybin use
Psilocybin, the hallucinogenic substance found in some mushrooms, may have medicinal and therapeutic uses. As such, it is garnering pronounced interest from the scientific community and general public. It is likely that psilocybin is on a trajectory to become more acceptable and sought out by …
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Towards a molecular approach for the identification of fungal taxa that contain psilocybin
… Included among these fungi are known to produce psilocybin, which are hard to identify by their macroscopic features. Molecular techniques could help to overcome these problems. In this study, twenty samples of two genera, Psilocybe and Panaeolus, of fungi from genera known to produce psilocybin …
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Strategic legal imperatives for directors to consider the context of legalised substance industries: identifying potential future challenges for Psilocybin businesses in South Africa though a comparative study of Cannabis Regulation in the USA, Canada and the Netherlands
Psilocybin is a chemical compound found in various species of Psilocybe mushrooms and is currently classified as an illegal drug. There is, however, growing advocacy for the decriminalisation and/or legalisation of psilocybin due to its well-documented medical benefits. Therefore, it is pertinent …
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Evaluation of Neuroplastic Changes in Psychological Intervention and Contemporary Treatments of Depression
… and contemporary treatments such as ketamine, psilocybin, and transcranial magnetic stimulation. A literature review was conducted to assess treatment outcomes and neuroplastic changes in these interventions, as well as combinations of the interventions. Data were evaluated for patterns of …
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Integrating the ineffable: a social phenomenological analysis of the psychedelic experience
… the years 1960-1964 as part of the Harvard Psilocybin Project. Specifically, I analyze over 200 narrative reports from 100 individuals collected from the Timothy Leary Papers archival collection held at the New York Public Library. These reports recount experiences with psilocybin, …
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Management of treatment resistant depression /
… alongside emerging treatments such as ketamine, psilocybin, buprenorphine, and dextromethorphan and non-pharmacological interventions, encompassing psychotherapeutic methods and brain stimulation techniques like electroconvulsive therapy and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, can be …
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THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON DRUGS: A MULTIMODAL NEUROIMAGING AND COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFECTS OF PSYCHEDELIC TRYPTAMINES AND MDMA ON HUMAN BRAIN DYNAMICS
… network control theory. We reveal that LSD and psilocybin decrease the barriers required for state-transitions in the brain, and this effect covaries with more dynamic brain activity. Incorporating anatomical receptor densities, we find that the serotonin 2a receptor is optimally positioned …
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The impact of personal religious adherence on emerging America adults' use of illegal drugs
… hallucinogens, marijuana, heroin, LSD, salvia, psilocybin, and ecstasy. Incorporating religiosity in prevention efforts may assist in reducing the use of these drugs.
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Where Does it Stem From? - Functional Neuroimaging of Monoaminergic Brainstem Nuclei in Altered States of Consciousness: Translational, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Implications
… (propofol sedation, lysergic acid diethylamide & psilocybin administration) and pathological (disorders of consciousness, DOC) contexts, and how these findings relate to network-level impairments, as well as previous animal findings concerning the same nuclei. In Chapter II, I assessed how …