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Ioana Pop

5 papers in the library · 17 citations · publishing 2023-2024

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Unlocking the self: Can microdosing psychedelics make one feel more authentic?

Nordisk alkohol- & narkotikatidskrift : NAT April 1, 2024 Ioana Pop, Jannis Dinkelacker 5 citations

Background and aim: In the present study, we focus on the relationship between state authenticity - the experience of being true to oneself in a particular moment - and microdosing - a practice that implies repeatedly ingesting very small doses of psychedelics that do not reach the threshold for perceptual alterations. We propose that microdosing could increase state authenticity through...

Exploring the discourses around microdosing psychedelics within the r/microdosing online community

Social Science & Medicine February 22, 2024 Ioana Pop, Erwin Gielens, Hannah Kottmann et al. 4 citations

In the present contribution, we examine the practice of microdosing psychedelics (microdosing) through textual analysis of the content produced by a dedicated online community, the r/microdosing subreddit. We collected a comprehensive dataset of publicly available submissions from this community and used structural topic modelling to identify and analyse the prevalent topics within the...

Microdosing psychedelics: The segregation of spiritual and scientific narratives within the r/microdosing online community

Journal of Psychedelic Studies September 11, 2023 Ioana Pop, Erwin Gielens, Hannah Kottmann 1 citation

Abstract Background and aims Microdosing psychedelics refers to the practice of repeatedly ingesting doses that do not reach the threshold for perceptual alterations. This practice has gained attention from mass media, businesses, and the general public, as evidenced by the proliferation of online communities dedicated to it. In this contribution, we examine the content generated within the...

Microdosing psychedelics has no impact on cognitive function in naturalistic settings

Journal of Psychology & Clinical Psychiatry August 1, 2023 Jannis Dinkelacker, Ioana Pop 3 citations

Background and aim: Subjective and anecdotal accounts link ingestion of psychedelic microdoses, quantities small enough to retain perceptual clarity, to enhanced cognitive function and performance. In this study we review current evidence, test the link between domains of cognitive function and microdosing psychedelics and evaluate a remote testing approach for cognitive function. Methods: In...

Microdosing psychedelics – Does it have an impact on emodiversity?

Journal of Psychedelic Studies January 17, 2023 Ioana Pop, Jannis Dinkelacker 4 citations

Abstract Background and aims Previous research has proposed that microdosing, i.e., the repeated use of sub-threshold doses of serotonergic hallucinogens, has an impact on mood by increasing emotional awareness. We propose that increased emotional awareness could translate into higher emodiversity, a balanced experience of emotions in which emotions are experienced with more similarity in...