Essays about: "psychedelic experience"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words psychedelic experience.

  1. 1. Ethical Limbo and Enhanced Informed Consent in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy : Identifying New Challenges and Ethical Dimensions

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för filosofi och tillämpad etik

    Author : Rawad Yonus; [2023]
    Keywords : classic psychedelics; psychedelic experience; mystical experience; biomedical ethics; informed consent;

    Abstract : Human cultures have used classic psychedelics for healing purposes for millennia, emphasizing their subjective effects. In the 21st century, research has been revived to investigate the therapeutic effects of these substances. READ MORE

  3. 2. A Systematic Review of the Neural Correlates and the Psychedelic Experience Induced by Ayahuasca and N, N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT)

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Rawad Yonus; [2022]
    Keywords : n; n-dimethyltryptamine; ayahuasca; neural correlates; neuroimaging; psychedelic experience;

    Abstract : Background: Ayahuasca is a South American psychoactive brew that contains Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs). Research has experienced a resurgence of interest in exploring the potential of these substances in the last decade. READ MORE

  4. 3. Investigating the role microdosing psychedelics could have in the treatment of depression

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : August Bäckström; Aly Alamien; [2021]
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    Abstract : The practise of microdosing certain psychedelic drugs, that is consuming doses below thethreshold of experiencing psychedelic side effects, is increasing in popularity. Microdosing ismainly practised to reach the positive side effects of psychedelic drugs, mainly for themood-enhancing and antidepressant effects without having to experience the psychedelic sideof the drug. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Ayahuasca Experience: A Phenomenological Study of Tourists in Iquitos, Peru

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Jesse Wasson; [2020]
    Keywords : social anthropology; phenomenology; ayahuasca; ritual healing; Peru; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Yearly thousands travel from around the globe to Peru to participate in the ceremonial consumption of ayahuasca under the guidance of a shaman. The brew stimulates a psychedelic state in users that triggers hallucinations, powerful emotional responses,and severe physical reactions, all of which are codified into ritual practice. READ MORE

  6. 5. Ketamine for depression : The role of dissociative effects

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Jakob Broström; [2020]
    Keywords : antidepressant; depression; dissociation; ketamine; major depressive disorder; NMDA receptor antagonist; placebo; psychedelics;

    Abstract : Several trials have reported rapid antidepressant response from the anesthetic drug ketamine although the mechanism behind this effect is not fully understood. Research has focused mainly on ketamine’s action in the brain, including its effects on chemical balance, connections between brain cells and networks, and cognition. READ MORE