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taken from : http://www.maps.org/news-letters/v08n3/08312rib.html A Pharmacological Study of Ayahuasca in Healthy Volunteers Jordi Riba and Manel J. Barbanoj, M.D., Ph.D. This study aims to be the first controlled pharmacological study of ayahuasca in...

from http://www.reuniting.info/node/2750#comment-11829 A note - its important to remember that dopamine is a multi-purpose neurotransmitter. I like this article 'cause it focuses on motivation and learning. And explains that one can have reward (probably...

from: http://www.ayahuasca.com/science/the-scientific-investigation-of-ayahuasca-a-review-of-past-and-current-research/ Dennis J McKenna, PhD — Heffter Research Institute J C Callaway, PhD — Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kuopio,...

by Neal M. Goldsmith, Ph.D. from : http://www.maps.org/research/tenlessons.html The History, Safety and Efficacy of Psychedelics Psychedelic plants and compounds have been used safely for millennia by indigenous peoples. This tradition of shamanic practices...

LSDs inventor Albert Hofmann called it "medicine for the soul." The Beatles wrote songs about it. Secret military mind control experiments exploited its hallucinogenic powers. Outlawed in 1966, LSD became a street drug and developed a reputation as the...

Discovery Could Lead to More Effective Treatments LA JOLLA, CA, August 9, 2006 - Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found that the active ingredient in marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, inhibits the formation of amyloid plaque, the...

from : http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,638080,00.html By Samiha Shafy A Swiss psychiatrist is treating severely ill patients with LSD to alleviate their fear of pain and death. Other psychedelic drugs are being tested on patients...

from : http://www.newscientist.com Can humans ever live in eternal peace? (Image: Rex Features) Read more: Timeline of weapons technology OPTIMISTS called the first world war "the war to end all wars". Philosopher George Santayana demurred. In its aftermath...

What the Internet is doing to our brains by Nicholas Carr Is Google Making Us Stupid? Article Tools sponsored by: E-mail Article Printer Format Illustration by Guy Billout "Dave, stop. Stop, will you? Stop, Dave. Will you stop, Dave?” So the supercomputer...

A Clinical Plan for MDMA (Ecstasy) in the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Partnering with the FDA by Rick Doblin, Ph.D. [ Note: This paper was originally published in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 34 (2), 2002: 185-194. Since...