Feb 9, 2017
For thousands of years, human beings have sought after and experienced altered states of consciousness. Meditation, sleep deprivation, fasting and the use of psychedelic substances have all been us…
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For thousands of years, human beings have sought after and experienced altered states of consciousness. Meditation, sleep deprivation, fasting and the use of psychedelic substances have all been us…
Amanda Feilding, "the ‘hidden hand’ behind the renaissance of psychedelic science".
https://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-mind-of-amanda-feilding-countess-of-psychedelic-science/
The Beckley Foundation:
“MDMA, LSD and psilocybin rank among the most harmless drugs; both to users and others. Alcohol is the drug that wreaks the most damage overall. Could any more proof be needed that the UK's drug laws are neither based on scientific evidence, nor geared towards protecting the population?
This seminal 'Scale of Drug Harms,' by Prof. David Nutt, Leslie King and Lawrence Phillips's was first produced in 2010 as a result of the BF seminar series, "Society and Drugs: A Rational Perspective" and is newly updated.”
“Left, the stable brain activity in a normal brain. Right, under the influence of psilocybin, diverse brain regions not normally in communication become strongly linked.“
BECKLEY/IMPERIAL PSYCHEDELIC RESEARCH PROGRAMME
Homological scaffolds of brain functional networks. Petri G, ..., Nutt DJ et al. (2014) Journal of The Royal Society Interface
pic source and research paper (short) / summary
The brain on LSD revealed
The brain on LSD revealed
Researchers from Imperial College London, working with the Beckley Foundation, have for the first time visualised the effects of LSD on the brain.
In a series of experiments, scientists have gained a glimpse into how the psychedelic compound affects brainactivity. The team administered LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide) to 20 healthy volunteers in a specialist research centre and used various…
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Why Sports athletes Are usually Checking out Weed
Why Sports athletes Are usually Checking out Weed
It’s a typical Wednesday evening. After a long run, Andrew*, who works in digital media in New York City, is following his standard post-run routine. Like most runners, he’ll quickly cool down, stretch, drink water, and maybe grab a post-workout snack.
Unlike most runners, he’ll also smoke pot.
The avid runner and cyclist, whose racing résumé includes the Umstead 100 Ultra, typically lights up…
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