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Interlude XLVI: Altered States, Depression, and the Future of Psychedelic Medicine
Interlude XLVI: Altered States, Depression, and the Future of Psychedelic Medicine explores the long human history of psychedelic substances and their emerging role in modern mental health treatment. In this episode of The Observable Unknown, Dr. Juan Carlos Rey examines how entheogens, contemplative practices, and non-pharmacological state shifts intersect with neuroscience, depression research, and the study of religious experience.
Drawing on the work of David Nichols, Ronald Duman, John Krystal, Roland Griffiths, Andrew Newberg, and Richard Davidson, this interlude carefully distinguishes…
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