Psychedelics

Max points: 5 Type: Podcast

A balanced, practical discussion on psychedelics: history, current research, and how they affect the brain's default mode network. Learn potential benefits for PTSD/depression, real risks like dissociation and “pseudo-reality,” spiritual concerns, and safer evidence-based alternatives (CBT, exercise, sleep, awe). Timely amid growing hype, funding, and pending approvals.

Channel: Beautiful Minds Wellness Duration: 0:43:49

Questions

1. Who first synthesized LSD in 1938?

Carl Jung Albert Hoffman Timothy Leary Sigmund Freud

2. What major concern did the hosts raise about repeated psychedelic use?

Growing dissociation from reality Immediate liver damage Severe physical dependence Loss of appetite

3. Which healthy alternatives were mentioned as ways to positively reset the default mode network?

Alcohol, nicotine, energy drinks, gambling Gaming, binge-watching, social media, fast food Isolation, overwork, strict dieting, no sleep Exercise, CBT, meditation, awe in nature

4. Which psychedelic has already led to an FDA-approved related compound (esketamine) for depression?

Mescaline Ketamine Psilocybin LSD

5. What is the 'default mode network' often called in the discussion?

The Sleep Network The Memory Network The Me Network The Logic Network

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