Channel: FoundMyFitness

Category: Science & Technology

Tags: psychedelicsjohns hopkinsroland griffiths mushroomspsilocybinalbert hofmanndepression treatmentdepressionlsdroland griffithsmagic mushroomsroland griffiths psychedelics

Description: Research suggests psilocybin may have effects therapeutic for depression. In this episode, we discuss some of the neurological origins of the hallmark hallucinatory effects, how the research is conducted and what a clinical session looks like, and some of the qualities of the psychedelic experience that most lend psilocybin to be potentially therapeutically beneficial for depression. There is a difference between recreational use and the clinical protocols used by researchers and clinicians. Learn more by watching the original interview with Dr. Roland Griffiths here: youtube.com/watch?v=rkBq33KWFmY&t=45m08s Episode show notes can be found at: foundmyfitness.com/episodes/psilocybin-depression CHAPTERS: 00:00:00 - Scientific milestones 00:01:00 - Why we hallucinate 00:01:31 - Treatment of mood disorders 00:01:55 - The Clinical Protocol 00:05:57 - Psilocybin vs. Antidepressant (SSRI) 00:06:39 - Changes in brain anatomy 00:08:46 - Immunomodulatory activity This interview is not meant to act as a substitute for clinical diagnose or treatment of depression.