A master meditator has spent 15 years learning to quiet his sense of self – and brain scans suggest he achieved a similarly altered state with a powerful psychedelic. “There seems to be, with that low ...

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The Food and Drug Administration could approve the first prescription psychedelic therapy as early as this year, and state lawmakers are scrambling to ensure Coloradans will be able to access it ...

Using methods such as brain scans and symptom tracking, scientists are beginning to study whether a complex psychedelic brew known as ayahuasca can help rewire the brain's response to trauma. When you ...

Have you ever been trapped in your car in mud or snow, and couldn’t leave until someone pulled you out? Researchers have discovered a psychedelic may act like the huge truck pulling your car (or mind) ...

The new "Clinical Practice Guideline for the Appropriate Use of Methylenedioxymethamphetamine-assisted psychotherapy (MDMA-AP) for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)" has been approved by the ...

Billionaire Ron Carson pulled himself out of poverty by building a $55 billion financial advisory giant and teaching other advisors to scale like him. Now, thanks to his own personal coaches, he’s ...

If you are new to the Grateful Dead and want to begin at the beginning, this list is for you. As the 1960s wound down, bands unwittingly created a garage rock scene by playing noisy versions of blues ...

TAMPA, Fla. – Once widely regarded as dangerous and illegal, psilocybin mushrooms are now being closely examined for their potential medical benefits, and some of that research is happening right here ...

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