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Participate in psychedelic research from your phone!

World’s Largest Mobile Microdosing Study Published in Nature Scientific Reports

Quantified Citizen is a platform made in collaboration with Paul Stamets to accelerate health research. It allows anyone to participate in studies anonymously from their phone.

The platform was used to conduct the world’s largest mobile microdosing study, which revealed that microdosers exhibit lower levels of depression, anxiety, and stress.

It’s not too late to participate – download the app here to join the study!

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Ayahuasca vs placebo

Ayahuasca users report psychological benefits after taking placebo at a ritualistic ceremony

An ayahuasca retreat could make you more empathetic!

In a recent study, participants reported reduced stress, anxiety, and depression after attending an ayahuasca ceremony… even those who were given a placebo.

However, only the ayahuasca users showed increased empathy.

The supportive group atmosphere could explain why people experienced benefits even without taking ayahuasca.

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Avoid daily antidepressants with a monthly trip

Single Dose of Psychedelic Compound Psilocybin Can Remodel Connections in the Brain

It’s clear that psychedelics are helpful in treating depression, but have you ever wondered why they work so well?

When someone suffers from depression or chronic stress, they typically have a reduction in neural connections, but psychedelics might be able to reverse this. A study at Yale just revealed that one dose of psilocybin can increase these neuronal connections by 10%. The dose also increased the density of dendritic spines (those little spikey things on nerve cells), making the connections stronger. About a third of the new connections remained intact after 34 days.

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