Science Under Threat! ft. Dr. Hilary Marusak & Dr. Christine Rabinak
In this special episode of Psychedelic Brain Science, Dr. Alaina Jaster is joined by Dr. Hilary Marusak, host of BrainSTEM and Principle Investigator in the THINK lab at Wayne State University. They a...
9 Mar 202559min
Open Psychedelic Evaluation Nexus ft. Dr. Jason Luoma
On this weeks ISRP Speaker Spotlight Alaina is joined by psychologist and co-founder of the Open Psychedelic Evaluation Nexus (OPEN), Dr. Jason Luoma. They discuss evaluation of psychedelic assisted t...
3 Mar 202548min
Ibogaine & Ocular Dominance Plasticity ft. Alejo Acuña
This weeks ISRP Speaker Spotlight is Alejo Acuña, a PhD student in Biology at the Neuroplasticity Unit of the Laboratorio de Neurociencias, University of the Republic, Uruguay. Alejo's project focuses...
24 Feb 202536min
Psychedelic Therapy... in Rodents? ft. Kate Lawson
This episode is the first of three in our special ISRP Speaker Spotlight series. We've decided to showcase some amazing scientists that will be presenting at the virtual International Society for Psyc...
17 Feb 202541min
What is a Psychedelic? ft. Dr. Boris Heifets
In this episode, Alaina discusses the evolving language about some of our favorite substances and how we got to the term psychedelic. In the first segment, she highlights some historical names for psy...
17 Feb 20251h 3min
Special Episode: Charting a Path Forward ft. Dr. Gill Bedi & Dr. Neşe Devenot
This special episode includes presentations from a recent workshop, where Dr. Alaina Jaster, Dr. Neşe Devenot of Johns Hopkins and Dr. Gill Bedi of University of Melbourne presented their expertise an...
17 Feb 202542min
Seeing Through the Smoke ft. Dr. Peter Grinspoon
Alaina is joined by physician, author, activist and educator Dr. Peter Grinspoon to discuss the use of psychedelics and cannabis in recovery, the stigma associated with drug use and the idea of "calif...
17 Feb 202554min
Psychedelic Circuits: The Amygdala ft. Dr. Devin Effinger
This episode is the last of the Psychedelic Circuits mini-series! Today, Alaina gives a brief overview on circuits involved in stress responses. Then Dr. Devin Effinger deep dives into his work with t...
2 Des 202453min
