What if you happen to may get all of the potential advantages of ketamine with out the “journey”? One researcher examined this very thought out by placing his sufferers to sleep.
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What if you happen to may get all of the potential advantages of ketamine with out the “journey”? One researcher examined this very thought out by placing his sufferers to sleep.
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This week on NPR’s Brief Wave podcast, we’re diving into the science behind medication like psychedelics and ketamine. We’re additionally speaking to researchers about how they’re attempting to untangle the consequences of the “journey” that always comes with these medication from the methods they could change the human mind.
The reply may assist direct the way forward for psychedelic analysis.
However these parts have traditionally been arduous for researchers to separate: Sufferers usually know in the event that they obtained a psychedelic drug or not. One anesthesiologist and neuroscientist at Stanford College, Boris Heifets, tried to navigate this problem by placing his sufferers to sleep.
Take heed to the primary episode of the collection right here. Catch the remainder of this collection on psychedelics and associated medication this week by following us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Produce other questions on psychedelics and the mind? Tell us by emailing shortwave@npr.org!
This episode was produced by Berly McCoy and Rachel Carlson. It was edited by Rebecca Ramirez and Geoff Brumfiel. Tyler Jones checked the details. Kwesi Lee was the audio engineer. Particular because of Jon Hamilton.
