Highly stressful events can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-a significant public health concern which existing treatments (e.g., psychotherapy and traditional medications) have shown marginal efficacy for.Psychedelics-alternatively called hallucinogens-are psychoactive substances that cause perception, mood, and cognitive changes.Because they are known for their impact on neuron...
ALTERED PERCEPTIONS: HOW VARIOUS SUBSTANCES INFLUENCE OUR PERCEPTION OF TIME BY AAYA ABDELSHAFY D o you ever feel as though you are stuck in time, or as if there are just never enough hours in a day? Our sense of time is unlike any other sense we experi- ence. It is physically intangible and yet is sustained throughout our lives from the moment we are born, unless a brain disor- der presents...