Journal of Neuroendocrinology
February 6, 2016
Petra Strajhar, Yasmin Schmid, Evangelia Liakoni et al.
129 citations
Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is a serotonin 5‐hydroxytryptamine‐2A (5‐HT 2A ) receptor agonist that is used recreationally worldwide. Interest in LSD research in humans waned after the 1970s, although the use of LSD in psychiatric research and practice has recently gained increasing attention. LSD produces pronounced acute psychedelic effects, although its influence on plasma steroid levels...
Inquiry@Queen's Undergraduate Research Conference Proceedings
February 5, 2016
Emilija Babich
In the seventeenth century, the supremacy of the Catholic Church was being threatened both by science and by the growth of Protestantism. Rome, as the only remaining centre for Catholicism, needed to reassert its authority and reclaim those who had lost their faith. As a result, religious artistic production of the seventeenth century took on a spectacular and theatrical character that sought...
Substance Abuse
January 28, 2016
Corey J. Keller, Evan C. Chen, Kimberly L. Brodsky et al.
27 citations
BACKGROUND: Marijuana is one of the most widely used controlled substances in the United States. Despite extensive research on smoked marijuana, little is known regarding the potential psychotropic effects of marijuana "wax," a high-potency form of marijuana that is gaining in popularity. CASE: The authors present a case of "Mr. B," a 34-year-old veteran who presented with profound psychosis in...
January 28, 2016
Władysław Stróżewski
In this article the author reconstructs and compares two concepts of man in thoughts of two great phenomenologists – Edith Stein and Roman Ingarden – connectedjoint not only by the intellectual bond but also by great friendship. The paper consists of two parts. First, the author presents Stein’s and Ingarden’s philosophy of man. Suchnotions as: subject, soul, spirit and body, experience,...
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies
January 27, 2016
Celia E.T. Kourie
10 citations
Given the plethora of research conducted in the field of spirituality and mysticism over the last 30 years, it is almost a superhuman feat to keep up with the explosion of information. Of necessity, in a limited article of this nature, it is possible to discuss only a few salient aspects of the spirituality and mysticism phenomenon and by so doing contribute to ongoing research in this...
Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
January 4, 2016
Michael P. Bogenschutz, Matthew W Johnson
Addictive disorders are very common and have devastating individual and social consequences. Currently available treatment is moderately effective at best. After many years of neglect, there is renewed interest in potential clinical uses for classic hallucinogens in the treatment of addictions and other behavioral health conditions. In this paper we provide a comprehensive review of both...
Religion and the Arts
2016
Rina Arya
3 citations
Much has been made of the metaphysical aspects of Mark Rothko’s abstract art, especially his classic works of the 1950s and the Seagram murals. The claims for the spirituality of Rothko’s work are by no means unique either to his art or to art in general. Indeed there are many people who probe cultural forms, such as art, in order to reflect on life and broader questions that can be classed as...
Journal of Hindu-Christian studies
2016
Glenn Young
In his entry for the term “mysticism” in the updated edition of the Encyclopedia of Religion, Peter Moore writes that “the varieties of mystical practice tend to receive less scholarly attention than the varieties of experience or doctrine.”1 Bernard McGinn similarly claims that many studies of mysticism “so emphasize the moment of mystical contact . . . that they neglect the study of the...
2016
Mingfa Huang, Ke Zhang, Xiang Cai
The mechanisms underlying the rapid-acting antidepressant effects of ketamine have not been fully identified. In current study, we observed that a single subanesthesia dose of ketamine strongly decreased the immobility time of Sprague–Dawley rats in forced swim test. Ketamine injection significantly increased GluR1 expression and GluR1 Ser845 phosphorylation in prefrontal cortex....
Digital philology
2016
Gail Orgelfinger
The Strange Case of Ermine de Reims Gail Orgelfinger A Medieval Woman Between Demons and Saints. By Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015. When demons began to torment her in late 1395, Ermine was a middle-aged (48) widow who had moved to Reims from the countryside a decade earlier with her elderly husband in order to find work. About two years after...