Psychedelics may weaken the normal flow of information into higher-order systems that support abstract self-referential processing, allowing perception and cognition to become less constrained. An interesting systems neuroscience account of psychedelic action.
The big questions facing psychedelic science:
1. What’s the biology of psychedelic experiences?
2. Is the experience necessary for clinical benefit?
3. How do we solve expectancy+unblinding in trials?
We synthesize what we know and the big Qs in a Nature Med Review:
nature.com/articles/s41...
What matters most for childhood brain organization?
We analyzed 649 variables.
The answer: Socioeconomics (SES); with brain patterns pointing at sleep & stress as drivers.
Even brain-IQ associations were better explained by SES.
In Science today: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
What an awesome opportunity!
* working with Josh Siegel
* working on psychodelics
* working in NYC
