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Coca et ayahuasca, the same destiny? [PDF]

, 2018
Mientras el Perú construyó la magnífica civilización Inca mediante la sabiduría proporcionada por la hoja de coca, se volvió luego el primer productor de derivados tóxicos de esta planta profanada.
Mabit, Jacques
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The therapeutic potentials of ayahuasca: possible effects against various diseases of civilization

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2016
Ayahuasca is an Amazonian psychoactive brew of two main components. Its active agents are β-carboline and tryptamine derivatives. As a sacrament, ayahuasca is still a central element of many healing ceremonies in the Amazon Basin and its ritual ...
Ede eFrecska, Petra eBokor, Michael eWinkelman   +2 more
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5‐Methoxy‐N,N‐dimethyltryptamine (5‐MeO‐DMT) for alcohol use disorder: An open‐label, phase 2, proof‐of‐concept, clinical trial

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Aims Psychedelic drugs may help treat alcohol use disorder (AUD). This study evaluated BPL‐003, a novel intranasal powder formulation of 5‐methoxy‐N,N‐dimethyltryptamine (5‐MeO‐DMT) benzoate salt, in people with moderate–severe AUD enrolled in a standard of care, 10‐week programme of relapse‐prevention oriented Cognitive ...
John Marsden, Michael Kelleher, Fiona Dunbar, Anna O. Ermakova, Luke Mitcheson, Claire Roberts, James J. Rucker, Gemma Scott, Ivan Saeger, Francesca Small, Mathieu Seynaeve   +10 more
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An ontogenic study of the behavioral effects of chronic intermittent exposure to ayahuasca in mice

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Ayahuasca is a beverage obtained from decoctions of the Banisteriopsis caapi plus Psychotria viridis. In religious contexts, ayahuasca is used by different age groups.
N.F. Correa-Netto, M.Y. Masukawa, F. Nishide, G.S. Galfano, F. Tamura, M.K. Shimizo, M.P. Marcato, J.G. Santos Junior, A. Linardi   +8 more
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Beyond Connection: Paradoxes of Psychedelic Resonance in Late Modernity

Future Humanities, Volume 4, Issue 2, November 2026.
ABSTRACT This essay explores the enduring suspicion that psychedelic experiences are antithetical to the structural dynamic of modern societies through Hartmut Rosa's concepts of ‘resonance’ and ‘social acceleration’. Rosa's theoretical framework is particularly generative for studying the social meaning of contemporary psychedelia because it enables a
Mateo Sanchez Petrement
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Introduction: The shifting journey of ayahuasca in diaspora

, 2016
Ayahuasca is a psychoactive brew that has been historically used by indigenous and mestizo Amazonians for shamanic purposes. It is typically constituted by boiling the vine Banisteriopsis caapi with the shrub Psychotria viridis – two plants that contain ...
Cavnar, Clancy, Gearin, Alex K., Labate, Beatriz Caiuby   +2 more
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The Neuroscience of Religious and Spiritual Practices: A Systematic Review of Neurotheological Evidence

Brain and Behavior, Volume 16, Issue 9, September 2026.
Systematic synthesis of 105 neuroimaging and neurophysiological studies demonstrates that religious and spiritual practices, including meditation, prayer, chanting, worship, and mystical experiences, produce practice‐specific neuroplastic changes in brain networks governing attention, self‐referential processing, emotion regulation, connectivity ...
Waqar Husain, Achraf Ammar, Urwa‐Tul Wusqa, Maha Farooq, Zehra Tariq, Seithikurippu R. Pandi‐Perumal, Ahmed S. BaHammam, Khaled Trabelsi, Mark D. Griffiths, Amir Pakpour, Haitham Jahrami   +10 more
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Behavioral Changes Over Time Following Ayahuasca Exposure in Zebrafish

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2017
The combined infusion of Banisteriopsis caapi stem and Psychotria viridis leaves, known as ayahuasca, has been used for centuries by indigenous tribes.
Robson Savoldi, Daniel Polari, Jaquelinne Pinheiro-da-Silva, Priscila F. Silva, Bruno Lobao-Soares, Mauricio Yonamine, Fulvio A. M. Freire, Ana C. Luchiari   +7 more
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Development of Japanese Versions of the 4‐Item Mystical Experience Questionnaire and 7‐Item Challenging Experience Questionnaire

Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, Volume 46, Issue 3, September 2026.
The authorized Japanese versions of the MEQ‐4 and CEQ‐7 were developed in accordance with ISPOR good practice guidelines. These brief scales enable the rapid assessment of mystical and challenging experiences among Japanese speakers. ABSTRACT Introduction Interest in therapeutic applications of psychedelics has recently resurged.
Futaba Umemura, Hiroko Kotajima‐Murakami, Justin C. Strickland, Albert Garcia‐Romeu, Matthew W. Johnson, Kazutaka Ikeda   +5 more
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Tempos e saúde na União do Vegetal (UDV) [PDF]

, 2014
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Antropologia Social, Florianópolis, 2014.Este trabalho é uma apresentação de reflexões e experiências de uma trajetória ...
Bys, Alberto Samuel
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