Psychedelics to Treat Substance Use Disorders ft. Albert Garcia-Romeu
Alaina is joined by Dr. Albert Garcia-Romeu, a clinical researcher and associate professor at Johns Hopkins. They discuss some historical considerations of psychedelics, patterns of use, and how these...
8 Aug 20231h 7min
The Non-Addictive Nature of Psychedelics
Alaina gives a quick and dirty breakdown about all things drug use. She breaks down the different definitions of drug abuse and drug use, discusses how psychedelics are different from other drugs and ...
1 Aug 202322min
Journal Club: Comparing Altered States of Consciousness
This week A & Z do a journal club style episode where they briefly discuss the rationale, methods and results of a recent psychedelic paper. The paper titled "Comparing neural correlates of consciousn...
25 Juli 202331min
Ambivalence in the Psychedelic Experience ft. Abigail Calder
Alaina is joined by fellow PhD candidate Abigail Calder to discuss her ongoing work on psychedelics including neuroplasticity and how we can measure that in humans, as well as the importance in unders...
18 Juli 202350min
Psychedelics & Sports: ft. Riley Cote
In this episode of YBOS, Zarmeen chats with former NHL player and now co-founder of Athletes for Care, Riley Cote. In their conversation Zarmeen and Riley talk about the unique challenges of being an ...
11 Juli 202345min
Psychedelics & Sports: Kickoff ft. Anna Symonds
Happy fourth everyone!! Join Zarmeen as she kicks of her psychedelics and sports series with former professional athlete and now director of the Etheridge foundation, Anna Symonds. This series explore...
4 Juli 202357min
Are Psychedelics Anti-inflammatory? ft. Dr. Charles Nichols
Join Alaina and Dr. Charles Nichols, professor of pharmacology and researcher at Louisiana State University, as they discuss how psychedelics may be useful in treating inflammation. They dive into inf...
28 Juni 202353min
The Mystical Mouse ft. Dr. Jennifer Wolstenholme and Dr. Peter Hamilton
This week's episode of Your Brain on Science, Alaina is going to try and get some answers to the question everyone is dying to know: If you give a mouse DMT, do they see mouse god? Alaina is joined by...
20 Juni 202333min
