A team of researchers at Imperial College London produced the first images of the human brain under the influence of LSD. According to ScienceDaily, 20 healthy volunteers received 75 micrograms of LSD. The research team, led by Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris, used advanced imaging technology to study...
A recent article in OUPblog, the online source for news and commentary from the Oxford University Press, covers changing attitudes towards psychedelics. In “Finding a New Perspective on Psychedelics,” editor Matt Turney notes that “The reputation of these compounds is undergoing rehabilitation, but we can’t...
A pioneering study by Heffter researcher Matthew Johnson continues to draw attention in the media. A story in the online magazine ATTN covers Johnson’s research on the use of psilocybin for treating nicotine addiction. Writer Kyle Jaeger compares the success rate in Johnson’s study, in which...
A feature article in the December 2015 issue of Monitor on Psychology, a publication of the American Psychological Association, surveys recent developments in psychedelic science with an emphasis on Heffter-sponsored research. In “One Hit Wonder,” writer Kirsten Weir quotes Heffter researchers Roland Griffiths, Anthony Bossis, and Jeffrey Guss....
The States of Consciousness Research Team at Johns Hopkins University is conducting a research study on psychedelic experiences that alter beliefs about death and dying. The study is open to anyone who has had such an experience involving the use of a classic psychedelic such...
The Heffter Research Institute is very grateful to acknowledge a generous financial donation from Breaking Convention, the Conference on Psychedelic Consciousness. At the request of Breaking Convention, their donation will be used to support the NYU clinical trial on psilocybin as a treatment for alcohol...
The California Institute of Integral Studies is offering a training program for medical professionals with an interest in psychedelic research and therapy. The program, which begins in the Spring of 2016, involves 180 hours of academic training with prominent faculty, many of whom are affiliated...
A documentary film titled A New Understanding: The Science of Psilocybin explores the use of psilocybin as a treatment for cancer patients. “The film presents an intimate look into the lives of several terminally ill cancer patients participating in the studies, and opens an intriguing discourse of...
The New Yorker magazine offers a detailed and insightful examination of Erowid, the online clearing house for information about psychoactive substances. Writer Emily Witt visits the rural California home of Earth and Fire Erowid, the couple behind the hugely successful web site that attracts a...
In “The Psychedelic Dante,” an article in the February 6, 2015 issue of The American Conservative, writer Rod Dreher discovers parallels between the psychedelic experience and Dante’s Divine Comedy. Dreher begins by noting significant results in current psychedelic science with references to Heffter-supported research by Roland...
