Psilocybin is a widely studied psychedelic substance that leads to the psychedelic state, a specific altered state of consciousness. To date, the relationship between the psychedelic state's neurobiological and experiential patterns remains undercharacterized because they are often analyzed separately. We investigated the relationship between neurobiological and experiential patterns after...
Psychedelics, substances known to alter perception, mood, and consciousness, have been used across various cultures for centuries, often in religious ceremonies to facilitate spiritual experiences. Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) was used clinically from the 1950s until its ban in 1967. Recently, there has been a resurgence of interest in psychedelics for treating mental health disorders such...
Abstract Ketamine is classified as a dissociative anaesthetic that, in sub-anaesthetic doses, can produce an altered state of consciousness characterised by dissociative symptoms, visual and auditory hallucinations, and perceptual distortions. Given the anaesthetic-like and psychedelic-like nature of this compound, it is expected to have different effects on brain dynamics in anaesthetic doses...
“Ketamine Journal” is a diaristic work of autotheory in which the author reflects on her experiences with ketamine, a psychedelic drug used in medical settings for pain management and anesthesia. The author describes the transformative effects that ketamine has on her consciousness and self-perception, and she reflects on the complex ethical and political implications of using such drugs in...
This article explores the reinterpretation of the forbidden fruit in the Adam and Eve narrative across Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, proposing that it was cannabis rather than the traditionally accepted apple, fig, grape, or wheat. The story's significance in each religion highlights themes of temptation, disobedience, and moral consequences. The author argues that cannabis, with its...
The article is devoted to the mystical component of the religious practice of the upper Vychegdas Orthodox community of bursyylisy 'singers of good' (Komi Republic). The community was organized by Stepan Ermolin, a native of the Myeldinsky pogost, a translator of sacred texts from Church Slavonic and Russian into the Komi language, in the 1900s. Religious services of the "singers of good" were...
The use of new psychoactive substances derived from ketamine is rarely reported in France. A chronic GHB, 3-MMC, and methoxetamine consumer presented a loss of consciousness in a chemsex context and was referred to the intensive care unit with a rapid and favorable outcome. To investigate the chemicals responsible for the intoxication, a comprehensive analysis was conducted on the ten plasma...
ABSTRACT Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapies (PAPs) have shown promise in treating mental health disorders, but concerns persist regarding their potential to elicit “false beliefs” through altered states of consciousness. Some argue that metaphysical or mystical beliefs conflicting with philosophical naturalism could signify “epistemic harm” in patients. We contend that such accusations may...
Background: Systemic diversification of psychedelic research is needed, in light of interest in psychedelics for healing among Black, Indigenous, and Peoples of Color (BIPOC) and queer communities. Doing so also contributes to an inclusive evidence base, ethically meeting the anticipated demand for psychedelic treatments post-approval. Aims: Here, a primer for culturally attuned psychedelic...
This article presents a methodological proposal within the field of cognitive sciences, grounded in the appropriation of approaches and research tools from anthropology. This approach, termed ethnofenomenological praxis, aims to enable an epistemological and ontological openness in cognitive scientists through the integration of elements taken from cognitive anthropology, ethnobotany, and...