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What should you listen to while tripping?: 5 Questions with auditory neuroscientist Nikolas Francis
Francis discusses how mice on psilocybin reveal the brain’s responses to sounds.
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Compass announces promising yet modest results from second Phase 3 psilocybin trial; Missouri hearings on ibogaine and psilocybin bills, New…
Plus: Helus’s DMT formulation shows promise in treating depression and Compass laying groundwork for COMP360 trigger law in Vermont
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A bonanza of new state psychedelics bills, including ones to fund ibogaine research and new trigger laws for synthetic psilocybin
Plus: A death and other troubles at ibogaine centers in Mexico, and MAPS releases policy guidebook
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Dreaming While Under: 5 Questions with anesthesiologist Harrison Shong-Wen Chow
Chow discusses how dreams during surgery have relieved trauma symptoms.
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Legislative updates in Mississippi, West Virginia, Oregon, and New Hampshire; Fast-tracked federal approval of Compass's synthetic…
Plus: Definium (formerly MindMed) hit with “trade secret” lawsuit; and an analysis of ibogaine experiences
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Psychedelic narcissism: 5 Questions for psychotherapy researcher Henrik Jungaberle
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