Psychedelics News July 2020

This month starts with a feature of Psychedelic Science Review which has ramped up their reporting and translation of scientific papers to understandable blogs. Companies in the psychedelic space continue to release news, but most of it is about acquisitions, not much is about trial outcomes.

Psychedelics News June 2020

As the world is still in partial lockdown, the psychedelics field seems to be evolving quicker than ever before. Much of the news below is related to the plans of companies. Some good news also comes from NGOs as MAPS is fundraising and support for psychedelics is growing in the US and Canda.

Psychedelics News May 2020

May has been a busy month. One that saw more continued investments, a call for an ethics guide, and interesting results from the largest DMT survey to this date.

Psychedelics Research Recap May 2020

The lack of papers in last months edition is overshadowed by the number of (high quality) papers this month. Next to many reviews (see the last section) there is research on alcoholism and psychedelics in animals, research into our brainwaves (with DMT and LSD), and the experience of ego dissolution. The latter didn’t predict less narcissistic behavior, but feelings of awe and connection did (survey).

Psychedelics Research Recap April 2020

April has been a slow month (probably related to COVID-19). There are many ongoing trials with ketamine and researchers should note them and not only look at finished studies to determine their research direction. Microdosing psychedelics remains interesting, yet not studied in a very controlled way.