Current Addiction Reports
September 2, 2026
Kathryn Fletcher, Jack Freestone, Nadine Ezard et al.
Abstract Purpose of Review Psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) has re-emerged as a potential intervention for substance use disorders (SUDs), yet the psychological mechanisms underlying behaviour change remain poorly synthesised. This scoping review mapped and evaluated proposed psychological processes underpinning PAT in adults with SUDs. Recent Findings Peer-reviewed English-language empirical...
American Journal Of Philological Sciences
September 1, 2026
Matkarimov Nurmuhammad
This article studies how Najmiddin Kubro uses Sufi terms in his work Favoihu-l-jamol va favotihu-l-jalol. It argues that Kubro gives many terms two layers of meaning. The first layer is traditional and rests on the Quran and Hadith. The second layer is new, and it grows out of the author's own visionary experience. The article looks at Kubro's hierarchy of colored lights and at the three faces...
YINYANG Jurnal Studi Islam Gender dan Anak
September 1, 2026
Mina Zahara, Rahyu Zami
This article is grounded in the mystical traditions experienced by women—both those who accept and those who reject them—in the Siulak region of Kerinci. The aim of this study is to examine the dimensions of mysticism within the Penurunan Salih tradition in Siulak District, Kerinci, with a focus on the psychological and sociological impacts on women who are chosen by ancestral spirits. Unlike...
International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR)
September 1, 2026
Raluca BilacoRusu
Empirical and philosophical interest in psychedelic substances has expanded substantially in recent years, extending beyond clinical applications to questions concerning altered states of consciousness and their possible effects on beliefs about reality. This paper reviews recent empirical research on psychedelic-associated changes in metaphysical belief, focusing on the prospective survey...
Brain Behavior and Immunity Integrative
September 1, 2026
Zhuo Job Chen, Kelsey Julian, Michael J. Persin et al.
Psycho-neuro-endocrine-immunology (PNEI) provides a framework for understanding the integration of psychological, neural, endocrine, and immune processes, yet it has rarely engaged non-Western models of mind–body regulation. This study examines Zhanzhuang (aka Chan-chuang), a Daoist standing meditation centered on the cultivation of qi, as a potential PNEI intervention. We present the protocol...
The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
September 1, 2026
K Kusudo, K Yonezawa, Sota Tomiyama et al.
Abstract Background Psilocybin, a prodrug metabolized to psilocin, a serotonin 2A receptor agonist, has reemerged as a promising therapeutic option for treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Clinical trials conducted mainly in North America and Europe have demonstrated that psilocybin administered with psychological support can produce rapid and sustained antidepressant effects with favorable...
The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
September 1, 2026
Ella Nield, Martha López-canul, Antonio Inserra et al.
Abstract Background Pain conditions are major health problems resulting in physical, psychological and social impairment (1), and health care costs (2,3). Within the last decade, research has demonstrated that 5-HT2A agonists including psilocybin and LSD elicit spiritual experiences (4) and functional connectivity changes between diverse brain areas (5). Therefore, it is pertinent to...
Color Research & Application
September 1, 2026
Ján Morovič, Peter Morovič
ABSTRACT Background Vision science has established precedent for examining unusual visual experiences, including hypnosis‐induced color perception, synesthetic phenomena, and meditative states. Such cases can provide insights into post‐retinal visual processing mechanisms. Methods This study presents a phenomenological analysis of visual experiences reported in the writings of Chiara Lubich...
Brain and Behavior
August 30, 2026
Waqar Husain, Achraf Ammar, Urwa‐Tul Wusqa et al.
BACKGROUND: Religious and spiritual practices are among the most ancient and universal human behaviors, yet their neurobiological substrates remain incompletely characterized. Neurotheology-the scientific study of the relationship between spiritual experience and brain function-has produced growing evidence that such practices generate measurable, systematic, and neuroplastic changes in brain...
International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
August 29, 2026
Qirat Fatima, Tanvir Hussain
The amygdala is a key structure within the medial temporal lobe involved in emotional processing, fear responses, social behaviour, and stress regulation, and growing evidence suggests that structural and functional alterations of the amygdala contribute to several psychiatric disorders. This case report and systematic review with meta-analysis examined the relationship between amygdala anatomy...