Michael Cunningham - Pharmacological Mechanism of the Non-hallucinogenic 5-HT2A Agonist Ariadne and Analogs (psychedelic molecules, 4th-5th September 2023, Prague, Czech Republic)
Kasar Devi, a place in Almora, Uttarakhand sits high at an altitude of 2,116 metres above sea-level. This second-century temple, adorned on a hill-rock, 8 km from Almora, overlooking the town of Almora, the snowy heights beyond, is a famous Hindushrine, dedicated to the goddess – Kasar Devi , the local deity . In 1890s, Vivekananda came to this temple for meditation. Kasar Devi Temple is a...
Introduction: We have recently recorded, processed, and published preliminary research (Part I) on brain activity by quantitative electroencephalography (EEG) tomography (QEEGt), comparing separate subjects remembering their near-death experiences (NDEs) and mystical experiences (SCE). Several reports have affirmed that NDE and SCE are related to important functional changes in the autonomic...
Purpose: There are several effective stress management approaches. They often involve habits that increase physical health, such as eating and exercise, but they may also include measures that improve cognitive and emotional performance. A number of healthcare and epidemiology experts have lately shown an interest in the stress-reduction method based on relaxation exercises. This article will...
There are many studies that discuss the lives of people with frequent dreams in which a clinically violent and traumatic experience plays a role. Dream reports and the findings of the psychological evaluation are included in our explanations. In just six weeks, he was able to begin to change the narratives of his dreams and improve several psychological measures. In this example, we argued that...
Ecstasy (literally, ‘standing outside’), that is, the sense of being outside or beyond the ordinary modes of consciousness, seems to be a universal trait of human existence. Among the many forms of ecstasy is religious, or ‘supra-normal’, ecstasy, which is seen as coming from the action of a higher source, or divinity. This essay examines the forms of religious ecstasy and related terminology...
Prevalence of substance abuse remains very high globally and particularly in third world countries.-where people turn to cheap, equally potent and dangerous principles from animals and are collectively called Psychoactive Faunas - the group of animals whose body parts, secretions or excretions/wastes contain one or more substances; which taken in a sufficiently high dose via any route of...
This research falls in the ambit of ‘AI and Philosophy’. It explores why emulating the complex processes of subjective experience, emotions, consciousness, self-awareness, and the human personality, will be a huge challenge for AI research. It touches upon some finer aspects, like the huge variety of human emotions and feelings, processes of future and fringe consciousness, and the evolution of...
This project is a systematic review that highlights how beneficial psychedelic psychotherapy can be to those suffering with mental illness. The three mental illnesses chosen to be analyzed in the literature were depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and anxiety. The drugs used in the specific articles included Psilocybin, Ayahuasca(DMT), and MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine;...
Dreams are virtual repetitions during sleep, of what we perceive and act, in reality, when we are awake. The basis of wakeful state, is due to the sensory inputs from the sensory organs (through the ascending tracts) and the motor output from the respective brain centres (through the descending tracks), as well as, due to the activated ascending reticular activating system. (ARAS) and the...
Objective: An effective way to protect the currently endangered wild populations of Lophophora williamsii is to select mescaline-rich specimens for selective propagation. Also, users of these and other entheogenic cacti are in need of an accessible way of dosing extracts. This research aims to introduce and validate an accessible procedure for the quantification of mescaline in fresh cactus...
Background: Psychedelic drugs are increasingly being researched for their therapeutic properties in terms of treatment resistant mental illnesses. However, little is known about how they impact metabolism, which has implications for those with metabolic diseases such as diabetes. Hypohydration has been argued by some to cause glucose dysregulation, particularly due to elevations in arginine...
This contribution is a brief review of the prohibition of psychoactive substances, mainly of medicinal plants at an international level, finding that the westernization of knowledge presents one of the obstacles when applying ancestral knowledge about herbal medicines. In addition, it looks at the intersections between the fourth industrial revolution, the use of psychedelics and mental health....
Nightmares also categorized as fighting dreams suddenly awake the sleeper from Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep. Nightmares can be caused by improper food intake, alcohol withdrawal, digestive or nervous disorders and drug induced (mainly due to the drugs which affect the neurotransmitters). Some of the drugs that can induce nightmares are Beta blockers, Statins, Anti depressants, Anti...
Stress ist eine vieldiskutierte Problematik, die auch vor Kindern keinen Halt macht. Besonders im Leistungskontext der Schule leiden Kinder oft unter Stresssituationen. Chronischer Stress kann demnach schon bei Kindern zu physischen und psychischen Krankheiten führen. Woraus sich die Frage ergibt, wie Kinder in ihrer Stressbewältigung von Sozialpädagogen und Sozialpädagoginnen bestmöglich...
This document is my Master's Thesis for the Research Master Cognitive Neuroscience program at Maastricht University. The present study investigated the relationship between openness and its neural correlates in treatment-resistant depression preceding and following a psilocybin-assisted intervention, to (i) extent the findings of personality neuroscience from healthy to depressed population and...
ABSTRACT Background. Peganum Harmala (Syrian rue, Nitrariaceae) has a long and widespread history of ethnopharmacological use. Due to its rich and diverse alkaloid content, the traditional application of whole plant material or full alkaloid extract is inherently unspecific and therefore susceptible to side effects. Simultaneously, incorrect phytochemical procedures for its use in...
INTRODUCTION Union with Christ stands at the very apex of the Christian doctrine of salvation. The whole of our personal relationship to God can be summed up in such terms. John Calvin agreed when he wrote, "For we await salvation from Him not because He appears to us a far off, but because He makes us engrafted into His body, participates not only in all His benefits but also in Himself"...
Cognitive behavioral therapy and pharmaceuticals have traditionally been used to treat trauma-related anxiety in children. Imagery Rehearsal Therapy and meditative breathing with guided imagery have been used as alternative treatments to help reduce the nightmares, regain the sense of control, and rescript the negative internal dialogue created by the trauma-related anxiety. Combining drawing...
This study is based on literature review that aimed at showing the impact of spirituality in mental health care. To attain this aim, three research questions were formulated: (1) Which kinds of spiritual needs do patients experience in mental health care?, (2) How do patients experience the relationship between the satisfaction of their spiritual needs and the improvement of their mental...
Master’s essay attempts to answer three research questions: (1) Which kinds of spiritual needs do patients experience in mental health care? (2) How do patients experience the relationship between the satisfaction of their spiritual needs and the improvement of their mental health? (3) How do patients relate their spiritual needs to their experience of the meaning of their life and suffering? A...
The aim of this study was to test a mindfulness model for flourishing along with mediating roles of self-compassion and valued living. Participants of the study were 327 undergraduate students (236 female, 91 male) with the mean age of 20.3 (SD=1.4). The results of path analysis yielded that mindfulness has positively direct relations with self-compassion and valued living. As well, the direct...
The article examines the problem of visual perception in medieval philosophy, which demonstrates a position in relation to the vision and sight of Divine Light and Divine Wisdom in the philosophy of great thinkers of that period. John Scott Eriugenа, claims the author, all concrete things as the epiphany (theophany) appear as a certain visibility, which hides the spiritual foundation that is...
The mind-body problem is a perennial philosophical problem that seeks to uncover the relationship or causal interaction that exists between the corporeal and incorporeal aspects of the human person. It thrives under the assumption that the human person is made up of two distinct entities, that is, mind and body, which explains their assumed causal relation. As attractive as this may seem, not...
In this chapter, I look at how algorithms in music making are internalised in the mind and in the body, including embodied aspects of performance and listening, and the link between action and perception. The analysis departs from the mind-body problem and the materiality of algorithms, on to algorithms as instruments, and cognitive science aspects on programming and algorithmic music. The...