Psychedelics

Max points: 5 Type: Podcast

A balanced, practical discussion on psychedelics: history, current research, and how they affect the brain's default mode network. Learn potential benefits for PTSD/depression, real risks like dissociation and “pseudo-reality,” spiritual concerns, and safer evidence-based alternatives (CBT, exercise, sleep, awe). Timely amid growing hype, funding, and pending approvals.

Channel: Beautiful Minds Wellness Duration: 0:43:49

Questions

1. Which psychedelic has already led to an FDA-approved related compound (esketamine) for depression?

LSD Psilocybin Mescaline Ketamine

2. Which healthy alternatives were mentioned as ways to positively reset the default mode network?

Alcohol, nicotine, energy drinks, gambling Exercise, CBT, meditation, awe in nature Isolation, overwork, strict dieting, no sleep Gaming, binge-watching, social media, fast food

3. What major concern did the hosts raise about repeated psychedelic use?

Severe physical dependence Immediate liver damage Growing dissociation from reality Loss of appetite

4. Who first synthesized LSD in 1938?

Carl Jung Albert Hoffman Sigmund Freud Timothy Leary

5. What is the 'default mode network' often called in the discussion?

The Sleep Network The Me Network The Memory Network The Logic Network

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