dynorphin, neuroscience, psychedelics, psychology

Trauma Traps

This article will explore the connection between openness to experience, trauma, and mental health problems. Trauma could limit one’s openness … Continue reading Trauma Traps

psychedelics, psychology

Placebodelic

The phenomenon known as the placebo effect may be more complex than it first seems. Many often view placebo as … Continue reading Placebodelic

dynorphin, neuroscience, psychedelics, psychology

Psychedelics and Schizophrenia

This is a topic I’ve been thinking long and hard about. We often hear rumors about psychedelics worsening schizophrenia or … Continue reading Psychedelics and Schizophrenia

dynorphin, neuroscience, psychedelics, psychology

HypoCognition

There is a dynamic pattern of mechanisms that may help explain, at least partly, how Alzhiemer’s and Down’s syndrome may … Continue reading HypoCognition

psychedelics, psychology

Thought Scripts

Many people follow this notion that psychedelics produce false insight. An idea that psychedelics chemically hijack the system responsible for … Continue reading Thought Scripts

neuroscience, psychedelics, psychology

Getting High

My fascination for Monoamine Oxidase (MAO) continues. In the past I’ve explored how MAOA genes may be involved in social … Continue reading Getting High

neuroscience, perception, psychedelics, psychology

Flicker

Temporal acuity and dilation are explored by analyzing firing rates of 2 common glutamate receptors. A phenomenon known as visual … Continue reading Flicker

dynorphin, Ethics, neuroscience, psychedelics, psychology, utopia

Adultification

Adults grow to become resistant of child-like behaviors and interests. We become traumatized by the adults who shame our child-like … Continue reading Adultification

dynorphin, neuroscience, psychedelics, psychology

AdrenoPsychosis

UPDATE: I must state that this theory is highly speculative and the more I’m looking into it, I’m not so … Continue reading AdrenoPsychosis

dynorphin, neuroscience, psychedelics, psychology

Psychedelics and Intelligence

What first captured my curiosity about the relationship between psychedelics and intelligence was an interesting correlation found with psychedelics and … Continue reading Psychedelics and Intelligence

neuroscience, psychedelics, psychology

Pavlovian Prisons

This article is far more like brainstorming than most of the other content on this blog. Some things may not … Continue reading Pavlovian Prisons

dynorphin, Ethics, evolution, neuroscience, psychedelics, psychology

Serotonism

Serotonin has been implicated in many things, but most interesting is it’s involvement of group politics. Some (but not all) … Continue reading Serotonism