Hard Knox with Amanda Knox #37 - The Fungus Effect Part 2: Shaking the Snow Globe (Robin Carhart-Harris)
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Dec 22, 2021 AI Snips
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Potential for Negative Impacts
- Negative psychedelic experiences can theoretically have lasting effects.
- This is due to hyperplasticity and the brain encoding traumatic memories.
Harm Reduction Advice
- Provide guidance on safe psychedelic use to reduce harm.
- Dr. Carhart-Harris's "Mydelica" project offers harm reduction advice.
Serotonin, Stress, and Brain Evolution
- Serotonin 2A receptors, activated by psychedelics, play a role in brain plasticity.
- Stress primes this system, potentially linking it to human brain evolution.