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Psychedelic Frontiers: Bridging Science, Medicine and ConsciousnessAuthor: Ben Clayden
In recent years, Psychedelics have begun to recapture the attention of the scientific community, largely related to their efficacy in the treatment of neurological disorders including PTSD, depression and addiction. Alongside this, with recent technological advances in neuroimaging, psychedelics may offer an all important tool to further our understanding of consciousness. With groundbreaking studies being released nearly every month, the psychedelic science scene is certainly one you want to keep up to date with! The Psychedelic Frontiers Podcast features interview-style episodes discussing the science and potential applications of psychedelic and psychoactive compounds with leading academics. By studying these powerful substances, we can gain insight into the nature of consciousness itself, alongside understanding the mechanisms responsible for their profound effects, including those related to mental health. Join us each month for a new episode exploring this fascinating field. Ben Clayden, the creator and owner of this podcast is currently studying for an MSci in Natural Sciences specialising in Neuroscience at the University of York. Alongside the podcast, he is the co-chair for the Drug Science Student Society Network, as well as the president of his universities Drug Science Society. He has a key interest in neuropsychopharmacology, particularly relating to the neural correlates of consciousness and altered states of consciousness.Podcast Themes: Psychedelics, LSD, Psilocybin, Magic Mushrooms, MDMA, DMT, Drugs, Science, Medicine, Mental Health, Anxiety, Depression, Consciousness, Biology, Chemistry, Neuroscience, Psychology, EducationContact and Extra Information: Keep updated and listen to all our episodes and clips!Podcast Email - psymedpod@gmail.comListen to the Psychedelic Frontiers Podcast! - https://rss.com/podcasts/psymedpod/Psychedelic Frontiers Linktree - https://linktr.ee/psychedelicfrontiersPsychedelic Frontiers Instagram - https://www.instagram.c Language: en Genres: Health & Fitness, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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What are flashback hallucinations? Exploring HPPD - With Dr Torsten Passie and Ben Clayden - The Psychedelic Frontiers Podcast Episode 10
Episode 10
Thursday, 8 February, 2024
The latest episode of the Psychedelic Frontiers Podcast focuses on Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder (HPPD) where individuals experience persistent visual hallucinations or perceptual distortions after previous use with drugs, including but not limited to psychedelics such as LSD. HPPD is rarely encountered in clinical settings, and its aetiology is poorly understood. Wide variations across participants are seen in symptoms, frequency and treatment-efficacy in this mysterious disorder, and it's clear more research is needed to identify its risk factors and underlying mechanisms. Today on the Psychedelic Frontiers Podcast, we’ll Torsten and Ben discuss what’s currently understood about HPPD, and review a recent systematic study exploring the disorder. Dr Passie is a German psychiatrist, professor at Hannover Medical School and is an expert in altered states of consciousness and psychedelic substances. Torsten was part of the only systematic scientific investigation of more than 20 subjects claiming symptoms of HPPD, and the results have been published in a major neuroscience journal. He has also published the only comprehensive book on the subject of flashback phenomena such as HPPD as after-effects of hallucinogen ingestion, recreational or otherwise. Ben Clayden, the creator and owner is currently studying for an MSci in Natural Sciences specialising in Neuroscience at the University of York. Alongside the podcast, he is the co-chair for Drug Sciences Student Society Network, as well as the president of his university's Drug Science Society. He has a key interest in and neuroimaging neuropsychopharmacology, particularly related to consciousness and mental health.Halpern, J. H., Lerner, A. G., & Passie, T. (2018). A Review of Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder (HPPD) and an Exploratory Study of Subjects Claiming Symptoms of HPPD. Current topics in behavioural neurosciences, 36, 333–360. https://doi.org/10.1007/7854_2016_457Flashback-Phänomene als Nachwirkung von Halluzinogeneinnahme - Doris Holland, Torstan Passie, 2011 https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Flashback_Ph%C3%A4nomene_als_Nachwirkung_von.html?id=t2cOMwEACAAJA thank you to Neel Radia, a member of the podcast team who helped with the research and script production for this episodeContact and Extra Information: Keep updated and listen to all our episodes and clips!Podcast Email - psymedpod@gmail.com Listen to the Psychedelic Frontiers Podcast! – https://rss.com/podcasts/psymedpod/ Psychedelic Frontiers Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/psychedelicfrontiers/ Psychedelic Frontiers Twitter - https://twitter.com/in_psychedelics Psychedelic Frontiers TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@psychedelicfrontiers
