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Toward more inclusive governance and conservation in the urbanizing Amazon

Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 8, Issue 7, July 2026.
We propose two paths toward a more inclusive approach to governance and conservation in the urbanizing Amazon: (1) grounding natural resource management programs in local‐level realities and (2) accounting for flows and transformations of place‐based relationships across the rural–urban interface.
Christian J. Rivera, Pamela Montero Alvarez   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toxicokinetics and Toxicodynamics of Ayahuasca Alkaloids N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT), Harmine, Harmaline and Tetrahydroharmine: Clinical and Forensic Impact

Pharmaceuticals, 2020
Ayahuasca is a hallucinogenic botanical beverage originally used by indigenous Amazonian tribes in religious ceremonies and therapeutic practices. While ethnobotanical surveys still indicate its spiritual and medicinal uses, consumption of ayahuasca has ...
Andreia Machado Brito-da-Costa, Diana Dias-da-Silva, Nelson G. M. Gomes, Ricardo Jorge Dinis-Oliveira, Áurea Madureira-Carvalho   +4 more
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Acute effects of ayahuasca in a juvenile non-human primate model of depression

Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, 2018
Objective: The incidence rate of major depression in adolescents reaches approximately 14%. This disorder is usually recurrent, without remission of symptoms even after pharmacological treatment, and persists throughout adult life.
Flávia S. da Silva, Erick A.S. Silva, Geovan M. de Sousa Jr., João P. Maia-de-Oliveira, Vanessa de Paula Soares-Rachetti, Draulio B. de Araujo, Maria B.C. Sousa, Bruno Lobão-Soares, Jaime Hallak, Nicole L. Galvão-Coelho   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

El estatuto legal internacional de la ayahuasca: una aproximación jurídica y antropológica

Novum Jus
En nuestra investigación comenzaremos por definir qué es la ayahuasca, cuáles son sus efectos y qué riesgos produce su consumo para la salud pública. El empleo de la ayahuasca en rituales chamánicos, religiosos, psicoterapéuticos o de autoconocimiento se
Francisco Javier Esteban Guinea
doaj   +1 more source

Hypothesis: The Psychedelic Ayahuasca Heals Traumatic Memories via a Sigma 1 Receptor-Mediated Epigenetic-Mnemonic Process

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2018
Ayahuasca ingestion modulates brain activity, neurotransmission, gene expression and epigenetic regulation. N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT, one of the alkaloids in Ayahuasca) activates sigma 1 receptor (SIGMAR1) and others. SIGMAR1 is a multi-faceted stress-
Antonio Inserra, Antonio Inserra, Antonio Inserra   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The psychedelic state induced by ayahuasca modulates the activity and connectivity of the default mode network.

PLoS ONE, 2015
The experiences induced by psychedelics share a wide variety of subjective features, related to the complex changes in perception and cognition induced by this class of drugs.
Fernanda Palhano-Fontes, Katia C Andrade, Luis F Tofoli, Antonio C Santos, Jose Alexandre S Crippa, Jaime E C Hallak, Sidarta Ribeiro, Draulio B de Araujo   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cortisol Modulation by Ayahuasca in Patients With Treatment Resistant Depression and Healthy Controls

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2018
Major depression is a highly prevalent mood disorder, affecting about 350 million people, and around 30% of the patients are resistant to currently available antidepressant medications.
Ana C. de Menezes Galvão, Ana C. de Menezes Galvão, Raíssa N. de Almeida, Raíssa N. de Almeida, Erick A. dos Santos Silva, Fúlvio A. M. Freire, Fernanda Palhano-Fontes, Fernanda Palhano-Fontes, Heloisa Onias, Heloisa Onias, Emerson Arcoverde, Emerson Arcoverde, João P. Maia-de-Oliveira, João P. Maia-de-Oliveira, João P. Maia-de-Oliveira, Dráulio B. de Araújo, Dráulio B. de Araújo, Bruno Lobão-Soares, Bruno Lobão-Soares, Nicole L. Galvão-Coelho, Nicole L. Galvão-Coelho, Nicole L. Galvão-Coelho   +21 more
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DMT und Ayahuasca / DMT and Ayahuasca

DMT und Ayahuasca / DMT and Ayahuasca Eigenständiges bilinguales Vollwerk (DE+EN). Transdisziplinäre wissenschaftliche Übersicht zu DMT und Ayahuasca entlang acht Disziplinen, mit expliziter Geltungsstufen-Kennzeichnung (gesichert / wahrscheinlich / offen). **Schwesterwerke (gleiche Struktur):** FORSCH-0291 (LSD) · FORSCH-0350 (Psilocybin) · FORSCH-
openaire   +1 more source

Self-Rated Effectiveness of Ayahuasca and Breathwork on Well-Being, Psychological Resilience, Self-Compassion, and Personality: An Observational Comparison Study

Psychoactives
Background: In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the therapeutic potential of classical psychedelics like ayahuasca for mental health improvement.
Rishma S. I. Khubsing, Martin van Leerdam, Eline C. H. M. Haijen, Kim P. C. Kuypers   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mindfulness enhancements predict aberrant salience reductions and improve stress management

Discover Mental Health
Background Mindfulness improves mental health and clinical conditions including psychosis and modulates attentional processes including salience—the automatic direction of attention to prominent elements.
Isabel Wießner, Júlia Paula Souza, Marcelo Demarzo, Luís Fernando Tófoli   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source