Kosmos
August 8, 2024
Agnieszka Bysiek
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is a psychostimulant, which was synthesized for the first time in 1912 in Germany and later forgotten until the 1970s. Then due to its empathogenic and anti-anxiety qualities it was rediscovered as a psychotherapy adjunct, especially for patients requiring treatment for anxiety disorders and suffering after traumatic events. MDMA's positive effects and...
Kosmos
August 8, 2024
Marta Wrzosek, Małgorzata Wrzosek
The work presents an attempt to answer the frequently asked question of whether the use of psychedelics positively affects creativity, shows the methodological questions in creativity testing, and discusses attempts to measure it through characteristic changes in works of visual art created under the influence of means that change perception.
Kosmos
August 8, 2024
Krystyna Gołembiowska
Editorial
Kosmos
August 8, 2024
Izabela Szpręgiel
Dimethyltryptamine (DMT), which is a psychedelic substance, has been a target of neuropharmacological research for years, mainly because of its potential use in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. The pineal gland is the best studied organ for endogenous DMT synthesis. At the same time, the role of DMT has not been clearly established. The association of the pineal gland with endogenous DMT...
Kosmos
August 8, 2024
Maciej Lorenc
In the past decade, there has been a surge of interest in the therapeutic use of psychedelics, especially in the treatment of depression and addiction, resulting in many new research projects on their properties. This publication outlines the history of scientific experiments conducted with psychedelics in the 1950s and 1960s, as well as their subsequent international outlawing in the 1970s and...
Kosmos
August 8, 2024
Kataryzna Kamińska
Psychedelics most likely represent the oldest class of pharmacological compounds used by humans. The origins of the use of these substances will probably never be fully understood by us however, thanks to archaeological findings, we are able to learn about their history. These substances with the ability to induce states of altered perception were used a very long time ago to enhance mystical...
Kosmos
August 8, 2024
Krystyna Gołembiowska, K. Kamińska
Psychedelics known for mankind from millennia are class of compounds that alter consciousness, affect perception and produce hallucinations. Classic psychedelics such as psilocybin, mescaline, dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) have pharmacodynamic serotonergic effects. They are known to exert profound effects on neuroplasticity i.e. alteration of neuronal structure...
Kosmos
April 11, 2020
Alicja Anna Binkowska, Aneta Brzezicka
1 citation
Marihuana jest obecnie jedną z najpopularniejszych i najczęściej zażywanych substancji psychoaktywnych na świecie. Konopie indyjskie, z których produkuje się marihuanę, zawierają ponad 140 różnych związków aktywnych ? kannabinoidów. Najbardziej znane kanabinoidy to tetrahydrokannabinol (THC) i kannabidiol (CBD). Kannabinoidy działają na układ endokannabinoidowy odgrywający istotną rolę w...