Results 71 to 80 of about 10,405 (213)
Psychedelics and the Serotonin Hypothesis of Eating Disorders
Brain SciencesRecent advances in psychedelic research have renewed interest in their therapeutic potential for psychiatric disorders characterized by cognitive and behavioral rigidity. This review examines the rationale for using serotonergic psychedelics—particularly
Dean Bilenker, Nicole M. Avena
doaj +1 more source
Integrative Cancer Therapies, 2023 In 1991 the U.S. Congress mandated that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) form the Office of Alternative Medicine to study alternative medical therapies, especially in oncology care.
Leanna J. Standish ND, PhD +6 more
doaj +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
Neotrance and the psychedelic festival [PDF]
, 2009 This article explores the religio-spiritual characteristics of psytrance (psychedelic trance), attending specifically to the characteristics of what I call neotrance apparent within the contemporary trance event, the countercultural inheritance of the ...
St John, Graham
core +2 more sources
Psychedelics, entactogens and psychoplastogens for depression and related disorders
British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.Currently, the most actively investigated rapidly acting antidepressants, anxiolytics and/or anti PTSD agents, include psychedelics e.g. psilocybin, LSD, N,N‐dimethyltryptamine, ayahuasca; non‐hallucinogenic entactogens, e.g. MDMA; psychoplastogens which rapidly promote neuroplasticity, e.g.
Daniel Hoyer
wiley +1 more source
Psychedelic N,N-Dimethyltryptamine and 5-Methoxy- N,N-Dimethyltryptamine Modulate Innate and Adaptive Inflammatory Responses through the Sigma-1 Receptor of Human Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells [PDF]
, 2017 The orphan receptor sigma-1 (sigmar-1) is a transmembrane chaperone protein expressed in both the central nervous system and in immune cells. It has been shown to regulate neuronal differentiation and cell survival, and mediates anti-inflammatory ...
Frecska, Ede +3 more
core +5 more sources
British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.Background and Purpose Serotonergic psychedelic drugs are under investigation as therapies for various psychiatric disorders, including major depression. Although serotonergic psychedelic drugs are 5‐HT2A receptor agonists, some such agonists are not psychedelic, potentially due to differences in 5‐HT2A receptor ligand bias or signalling efficacy. Here,
Aurelija Ippolito +6 more
wiley +1 more source
Monoamine receptor interaction profiles of 4-thio-substituted phenethylamines (2C-T drugs) [PDF]
, 2017 4-Thio-substituted phenethylamines (2C-T drugs) are potent psychedelics with poorly defined pharmacological properties. Because of their psychedelic effects, 2C-T drugs are sometimes sold as new psychoactive substances (NPSs).
Hoener, Marius C. +3 more
core +1 more source
Are we hallucinating or can psychedelic drugs modulate the immune system to control inflammation?
British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.Psychedelic drugs that activate 5‐HT2A receptors have been long used for cultural, medicinal and recreational purposes. Interest in psychedelics for treating psychiatric disorders has resurged recently and is well documented; less well recognised are their anti‐inflammatory properties. Growing evidence now demonstrates that psychedelics modulate immune
Omar Qureshi +10 more
wiley +1 more source
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2018 Past research has demonstrated to the ability of psychedelics to enhance suggestibility, and pointed to their ability to amplify perception of meaning.
Ido Hartogsohn
doaj +1 more source