Student Sparks

Author: A Naturopath and a Neuroscientist

Welcome to the Student Sparks Podcast with your hosts Parker Milev, physiology student and future naturopathic doctor, and Emma Johnson, neuroscience student and future animal behavioral ecologist. Learn alongside us as we grow in our professions and take a deeper look into todays health trends with the goal of bridging the gaps between holistic health and scientific research.
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Ep 14 - Ethics and Research: Psychedelics
Monday, 3 February, 2025

What are psychedelics? How do they impact your brain? Are they safe? Parker and Emma unpack the current research and legality of psychedelics and discuss the ethical implications of psychoactive drugs. Sources: Cheung, K., Earp, B. D., Patch, K., & Yaden, D. B. (2025). Distinctive But Not Exceptional: The Risks of Psychedelic Ethical Exceptionalism. The American Journal of Bioethics, 25(1), 16–28. Tiwari, P., Davoudian, P. A., Kapri, D., Vuruputuri, R. M., Karaba, L. A., Sharma, M., … Vaidya, V. A. (2024). Ventral hippocampal parvalbumin interneurons gate the acute anxiolytic action of the serotonergic psychedelic DOI. Neuron, 112(22), 3697-3714. Wang, E., Mathai, D. S., Gukasyan, N., Nayak, S., & Garcia-Romeu, A. (2024). Knowledge, attitudes, and concerns about psilocybin and MDMA as novel therapies among U.S. Healthcare Professionals. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 28022. Davis, A. K., Bates, M., Lund, E. M., Sepeda, N. D., Levin, A. W., Armstrong, S. B., … Yehuda, R. (2024). The Epidemiology of Psychedelic Use Among United States Military Veterans. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 1–14. Published Online. September 12, 2024. Ehrenkranz, R., Agrawal, M., Nayak, S. M., & Yaden, D. B. (2024). Adverse events should not be surprising in psychedelic research. Psychedelic Medicine. Published Online. September 4, 2024. Hinkle, J. T., Graziosi, M., Nayak, S. M., & Yaden, D. B. (2024). Adverse events in studies of classic psychedelics. JAMA Psychiatry, 81(12), 1225-1235. Yaden, D. B., Goldy, S. P., Weiss, B., & Griffiths, R. R. (2024). Clinically relevant acute subjective effects of psychedelics beyond mystical experience. Nature Reviews Psychology, 3(9), 606–621. Goldy, S. P., Hendricks, P. S., Keltner, D., & Yaden, D. B. (2024). Considering distinct positive emotions in psychedelic science. International Review of Psychiatry, 1–12. Published Online. September 2, 2024. Heller, N. H. & Barrett, F. S. (2024). Teaching a new dog old tricks: bringing rigor, grounding, and specificity to psychedelic neuropsychopharmacology. Neuropsychopharmacology. Published Online. August 26, 2024. Yaden, D. B., Mathai, D., Bogenschutz, M., & Nichols, D. E. (2024). The pharmacology of hallucinogens. In: Miller et al. (Eds.). Principles of Addiction Medicine. American Society of Addiction Medicine. Yaden, D. B., Nayak, S. M., Griffiths, R. R. (2024). Belief change and agnostic frames in psychedelic research and clinical contexts. In: C. Letheby (Ed.). Philosophy and the psychedelic renaissance. Oxford University Press, New York. DiRenzo, D., Barrett, F. S., Perin, J., Darrah, E., Christopher-Stine, L., & Griffiths, R. R. (2024). Impact of psilocybin on peripheral cytokine production. Psychedelic Medicine, 2(2). Cheung, K., Propes, C., Jacobs, E., Earp, B. D., & Yaden, D. B. (2024). Psychedelic group-based integration: Ethical assessment and initial recommendations. International Review of Psychiatry, 1–11. Tiwari, P., Ehrenkranz, R., & Yaden, D. B. (2024). Psychiatric Applications of Psychedelics: Neurobiological Foundations for Treatments of Depression, Anxiety, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Advances in Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. McGuire, A. L., Cohen, I. G., Sisti, D., Baggott, M., Celidwen, Y., Devenot, N., Gracias, S., Grob, C., Harvey, I., Kious, B., Marks, M., Mithoefer, M., Nielson, E., Öngür, D., Pallas, A., Peterson, A., Schenberg, E. E., Summergrad, P., Waters, B., Williams, M. T., & Yaden, D. B. (2024). Developing an Ethics and Policy Framework for Psychedelic Clinical Care: A Consensus Statement. JAMA Network Open, 7(6), e2414650.