A new psychedelic retreat calling itself a “SETI for the mind” aims to establish two-way communication with the nonhuman entities people encounter while tripping on DMT.

A single intravenous dose of dimethyltryptamine, the psychoactive compound found in the Amazonian brew ayahuasca, produced significant and lasting reductions in depression symptoms across a ...

The authors of a recent study (Timmermann et al., 2018) argue that what people experience under the influence of DMT provides a model of what people undergo during near-death experiences. Although ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

In 2008, Dr. Eben Alexander contracted a rare case of bacterial meningitis. As the pathogen wracked his brain, causing it to swell and suffuse with pus, Alexander entered a deep coma. He was not ...

Study finds participants saw reduction in depressive symptoms as researchers welcome ‘promising’ results ...

This is your brain educated on drugs. Specifically, one of the most powerful mind-altering substances on the planet: 5-MeO-DMT. With all the enthusiasm around the use of psychedelics to treat mental ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

DMT clinical trials are producing rapid, sustained depression relief in as little as twenty minutes — and forcing researchers ...