POD 52: Cinco Sins of Psychedelic Science with Dr. Manoj Doss
Added 2022-07-26 22:47:53 +0000 UTCIn my second interview with Dr. Manoj Doss we recap a statistical controversy, discuss the five sins of psychedelic science, and what kinds of psychedelic stories deserve publicity.
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On the topic of spiritual beliefs: my belief that all things are connected adds to my curiosity and joy in discovering new things about the world and how it works. I agree with you that there is no need for that narrative for me to have a joyful existence, just wanted to share my perspective. I really enjoyed your modification of “I think therefore I am”, as well. Each time I learn more about the brain, the less I feel I know about how it works 😅
Margot Skinner
2022-10-25 14:02:23 +0000 UTCI don’t know what can be done with this information but I always found it interesting and would love to see a neurological explanation; When I’m on a moderate dose of a psychedelic and lay still and don’t talk or stimulate myself, I go into a meditative state deep in my mind. When I first bring myself out of it, it feels like I have to spontaneously learn how to talk again. Like with each progressive sentence my ability to verbalize quickly returns. I can almost feel the circuitry rapidly re-strengthening and within a matter of seconds to minutes I regain the ability. It almost feels as if various circuits rapidly stop working if I don’t consciously use them, but then forcing electricity into that area brings them right back. This applies to many cognitive functions other than language, that’s just the first example that comes to mind. It seems like psychedelics make various mental processes more dynamic and removes any inherent baseline, rather than directly improving or impairing their function. This could explain different studies showing strengthening and weakening of the same mental process. The spectrum’s far ends are widened and what you see analytically is mediated by tasks/stimuli.
Andy
2022-10-06 13:19:50 +0000 UTC
