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Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Recent studies have recognized the importance of non-pharmacological factors such as setting to induce or promote mystical experiences or challenging experiences among ayahuasca users.
Alexandre Augusto de Deus Pontual +6 more
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Psychedelics Promote Structural and Functional Neural Plasticity. [PDF]
, 2018 Atrophy of neurons in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) plays a key role in the pathophysiology of depression and related disorders. The ability to promote both structural and functional plasticity in the PFC has been hypothesized to underlie the fast ...
Barragan, Eden V +15 more
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Brebaje Palo: a case study among the indigenous healers of Iquitos (Peru)
Revista de Biologia Neotropical, 2008 Este estudo foi realizado na cidade de Iquitos (Amazônia peruana), onde a maioria dos curandeiros indígenas usa a bebida psicotrópica ayahuasca, a qual deve seus potentes efeitos principalmente à mistura de duas plantas, Banisteriopsis caapi (Spruce ex ...
Claudio Mazzatenta
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The Impact of Ayahuasca on Suicidality: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2019 Suicide is a major public health problem. Given increasing suicide rates and limitations surrounding current interventions, there is an urgent need for innovative interventions for suicidality.
Richard J. Zeifman +7 more
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Moderators of ayahuasca’s biological antidepressant action
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 IntroductionThe understanding of biological responses to psychedelics with antidepressant potential is imperative. Here we report how a set of acute parameters, namely emotional (depressive symptoms), cognitive (psychedelic experience), and physiological
Geovan Menezes de Sousa +26 more
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2018 Background: The therapeutic effects of the Amazonian plant tea ayahuasca may relate to its ability to enhance mindfulness capacities. Ayahuasca induces a modified state of awareness through the combined action of its active principles: the psychedelic N ...
Joaquim Soler +14 more
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Usos da ayahuasca e discursos sobre transtornos mentais na imprensa brasileira 1960-2010
Ciencias Sociales y Religión, 2023 Historicamente, a ayahuasca é associada na imprensa à “alucinação”, às “drogas” e à “loucura”. No entanto, o avanço de pesquisas sobre seus “potenciais terapêuticos” e a divulgação dos resultados no noticiário fazem questionar, o que também é uma ...
Vinícius Maurício de Lima
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Drogues, santé et sociétéCet article montre comment un onanya1 shipibo travaillant dans le tourisme de l’ayahuasca perçoit, raconte et résiste à l’instrumentalisation de sa pratique. Respecter l’éthique propre à son savoir-faire et à son rôle nécessite, selon lui, non seulement une reconfiguration des pratiques, mais aussi une adaptation des discours. Il s’
López Sánchez, José +1 more
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Revista Ciências em Saúde, 2013 Objetivo: Avaliar os efeitos cardiovasculares, renais e hepáticos produzidos pela administração crônica de Ayahuasca em ratos hipertensos. Materiais e Métodos: Foram utilizados 27 ratos machos Wistar adultos.
Aline Cunha Santos +4 more
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Evaluation of the Cytotoxicity of Ayahuasca Beverages [PDF]
Molecules, 2020 Ayahuasca is a beverage consumed at shamanic ceremonies and currently has gained popularity on recreational scenarios. It contains beta-carboline alkaloids and N,N-dimethyltryptamine, which possesses hallucinogenic effects. Only a few studies have elicited the psychoactive effects and the dose of such compounds on neurological dopaminergic cells or ...
Ana Y. Simão +10 more
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