Results 101 to 110 of about 43,441 (288)

3,4‐Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) does not induce robust psychomotor activation and 50‐kHz ultrasonic vocalisations in tryptophan hydroxylase 2 (Tph2)‐deficient rats lacking serotonin in the central nervous system

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background and Purpose 3,4‐Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), commonly known as ecstasy, is a psychostimulant with entactogenic properties and known to induce arousal and euphoria. As an amphetamine derivate, MDMA acts on the monoamine systems in the brain and stimulates release of dopamine (DA), noradrenaline (NA) and serotonin (5‐HT), yet their ...
Tianhua Wang, Rainer K. W. Schwarting, Markus Wöhr   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can psychedelic use benefit meditation practice? Examining individual, psychedelic, and meditation-related factors.

PLoS ONE
IntroductionMeditation practice and psychedelic use have attracted increasing attention in the public sphere and scientific research. Both methods induce non-ordinary states of consciousness that may have significant therapeutic benefits.
Zishan Jiwani, Simon B Goldberg, Jack Stroud, Jacob Young, John Curtin, John D Dunne, Otto Simonsson, Christian A Webb, Robin Carhart-Harris, Marco Schlosser   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Fractured Memory of a Mind’s Eye [PDF]

, 2017
The work I create is informed by questioning reality/identity, the fractalizing planes of existence our essence occupies, and the artifacts of memory experience navigating through space time.
White, Russell G
core   +1 more source

Novel approaches for drug development against chronic primary pain: A systematic review

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Chronic primary pain (CPP) persisting for more than 3 months, associated with significant emotional distress without any known underlying cause, is an unmet medical need. Traditional or adjuvant analgesics do not provide satisfactory pain relief for a great proportion of these patients.
Valéria Tékus, Éva Borbély, Andreas Goebel, Ralf Baron, Zsófia Hajna, Zsuzsanna Helyes   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The socialization of hallucinations: Cultural priors, social interactions, and contextual factors in the use of psychedelics

, 2021
David Dupuis
openalex   +1 more source

Hallucinogens: mechanisms and medical complications [PDF]

, 2013
Thesis (M.A.)--Boston UniversityHallucinogens are drugs that alter consciousness by distorting primarily auditory and visual perception but they can affect any sensory system. Hallucinogens also affect judgment, orientation, memory, or emotion.
Chan, Ryan Harry Alexander
core   +1 more source

Being Wrong About Personal Transformation

European Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.
Abstract Transformative experiences are thought to change us in different ways. Some transform us epistemically by providing genuinely new, previously unimaginable experiences, while others bring about personal transformation by altering our values. Recent debates on transformative experiences have explored the challenges these experiences pose for ...
Adrian Kind
wiley   +1 more source

Spartan Daily, April 16, 1993 [PDF]

, 1993
Volume 100, Issue 48https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/spartandaily/8406/thumbnail ...
San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications
core   +4 more sources

A rapid narrative review of the clinical evolution of psychedelic treatment in clinical trials

npj Mental Health Research
Pre-prohibition psychedelic research with complex psychiatric patients generated a wealth of treatment methodologies and practices, providing invaluable clinical insights pertaining to the medical administration of psychedelics in various mental health ...
Ronit Kishon, Nadav Liam Modlin, Yael M. Cycowicz, Hania Mourtada, Tayler Wilson, Victoria Williamson, Anthony Cleare, James Rucker   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Psychedelic Influence on Philosophy [PDF]

, 2016
A mildly chronological overview of the philosophers who may have been inspired by the use of psychoactive chemicals, inc. Plato, de Quincey, Davy, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, James, Bergson, Benjamin, Jünger, Paz, Marcuse, Sartre, Foucault; and a mention of
Sjöstedt-H., Peter
core