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 Dec 202453min
Special Episode: Tales from the DEA Hearing ft. Jack Gorsline
Welcome to a super extra special episode of Psychedelic Brain Science! Dr. Jaster has finally settled back into real life after spending a week at DEA HQ fighting with Students for Sensible Drug Polic...
24 Nov 20241h 42min
Psychedelic Circuits: The Spinal Cord ft. Dr. Raul Ramos
This episode is the second installment of the mini-series focused on brain circuits outside of the typical frontal cortex conversation. Today, we hear from Alaina on the basics of pain and touch perce...
20 Nov 202453min
Psychedelic Circuits: The Claustrum ft. Tanner Anderson
This episode is the first of three in a mini-series focused on brain circuits outside of the typical conversations. Today, we hear from Alaina on the basics of how neurons talk to each other and a ref...
7 Okt 202449min
