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Science of Perception BoxPsychedelics and the Placebo Effect with Dr. Boris HeifetsCan psychedelics under anesthesia heal trauma? What is the latest research around ketamine, MDMA, and psilocybin? That’s part of what we explore this week on Science of Perception Box. Stanford anesthesiologist Dr. Boris Heifets joins Dr. Heather Berlin and Dr. Christoph Koch to discuss the latest research on the first double-blind study on Ketamine, the placebo effect, and the therapeutic value of anesthesia-induced dreams.Dr. Boris Heifets, MD, PhD, is a board certified anesthesiologist who specializes in providing anesthesia for neurological surgery. He has practiced at Stanford since 2010. After completing residency training at St...2025-03-1348 min
From Our Neurons to YoursThe power of psychedelics meets the power of placebo: ketamine, opioids, and hope in depression treatment | Boris Heifets & Theresa LiiJoin us as we dive back into the world of psychedelic medicine with anesthesiologists Boris Heifets and Theresa Lii, who share intriguing new data that sheds light on how ketamine and placebo effects may interact in treating depression.We explore provocative questions like: How much of ketamine's antidepressant effect comes from the drug itself versus the excitement of being in a psychedelics trial? What do we know about how placebo actually works in the brain? And should we view the placebo effect as a feature rather than a bug in psychiatric treatment?Join us as...2024-11-2135 min
UnexplainableAre psychedelics breaking science?Drugs like ecstasy and mushrooms have shown promise as mental health treatments, but they’re also exposing some major cracks in how scientists study the brain.Guests: Jonathan Lambert, science journalist; Boris Heifets, professor at Stanford University of Medicine; Amy Mcguire, professor at Baylor College of MedicineFor show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscriptsFor more, go to vox.com/unexplainableAnd please email us! unexplainable@vox.comWe read every email.Support Unexplainable by becoming a Vox Member today: vox.com/members ...2024-10-2326 min
Shine Without ShamePsychoactive Drugs and Mental Health: Trends, Research & Lifestyle Pt 2Part 2: Sam Vaillancourt is currently an academic researcher in the lab of Boris Heifets at Stanford Medicine. In lab, he studies how MDMA, ketamine, and psilocybin can be harnessed as therapeutics for brain disorders like depression and PTSD.Sam and I discuss his research with psychoactive drugs in clinical and therapeutic settings as potential tools that may benefit mental health. We also talk about the possible trends of psychoactive drug use outside of supervised settings and the risks involved. In part 2 of this conversation, we continue exploring how everyday lifestyle choices can play a role in metal he...2024-09-0531 min
Psychedelic Brain ScienceWhat is a psychedelic? ft. Boris HeifetsIn this episode, Alaina discusses the evolving language about some of our favorite substances and how we got to the term psychedelic. In the first segment, she highlights some historical names for psychedelic substances in western medicine. In the second segment, she is joined by Stanford anesthesiologist and psychedelic researcher Dr. Boris Heifets to discuss how the scientific field classifies compounds as psychedelic and how to make sense of the psychedelic experience.
For more on Dr. Heifets research:
https://heifetslab.stanford.edu/publications/
For more on the...2024-09-021h 03Shine Without ShamePsychoactive Drugs and Mental Health: Trends, Research & Lifestyle Pt 1Part 1: Sam Vaillancourt is currently an academic researcher in the lab of Boris Heifets at Stanford Medicine. In lab, he studies how MDMA, ketamine, and psilocybin can be harnessed as therapeutics for brain disorders like depression and PTSD.Sam and I discuss his research with psychoactive drugs in clinical and therapeutic settings as potential tools that may benefit mental health. We also talk about the possible trends of psychoactive drug use outside of supervised settings and the risks involved. In part 1 of this conversation, we begin to explore how everyday lifestyle choices can play a role in me...2024-08-2935 min
Mind & MatterPsychedelics, Consciousness, Mental Health & the Entropic Brain | Robin Carhart-Harris | 173Send us a textAbout the guest: Robin Carhart-Harris, PhD is a neuroscientist & psychopharmacologist. His lab at the University of California-San Francisco studies the effects of psychedelics and other drugs on the human brain, using neuroimaging and other approaches.Episode summary: Nick and Dr. Carhart-Harris discuss: psychedelics & the human brain; functional connectivity & entropy in brain patterns; the “entropic brain” hypothesis of psychedelic drug action; psychiatry & depression; psychology, Carl Jung & Sigmund Freud; the FDA’s rejection of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD; latest research on psychedelics; and more.Related episode:...2024-08-241h 57