Psychedelics for Treating Mental Disorders | Dr. Matthew Johnson

This episode I discuss medical research on psychedelic compounds
with Dr. Matthew Johnson, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry and
Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. We discuss
the biology and medical clinical-trial uses of psilocybin, MDMA,
ayahuasca, DMT, and LSD. Dr. Johnson teaches us what the
clinical trials in his lab are revealing about the potential these
compounds hold for the treatment of depression, addiction, trauma,
eating disorders, ADHD, and other disorders of the mind. Dr.
Johnson describes a typical psychedelic experiment in his
laboratory, start to finish, including the conditions for optimal
clinical outcomes. And he explains some of the potential hazards
and common misconceptions and pitfalls related to psychedelic
medicine. Dr. Johnson explains flashbacks, the heightened risks of
certain people and age groups using psychedelics and the ever
evolving legal and pharmaceutical industry landscape surrounding
psychedelics. Dr. Johnson also explains how the scientific study of
psychedelics is likely to set the trajectory of psychiatric
medicine in the years to come. Dr. Johnson is among a small handful
of researchers who have pioneered the clinical study of these
powerful compounds. He has unprecedented insight into how they can
be woven into other psychiatric treatments, changing ones sense of
self and of reality. Read the full show notes for this episode at
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https://livemomentous.com/huberman Timestamps 00:00:00 Introducing
Dr. Matthew Johnson   00:02:27 Sponsors: AG1,
LMNT & Waking Up 00:06:40 ‘Psychedelics’
Defined   00:14:09 Hallucinations, Synesthesia, Altered
Space-Time Perception   00:19:56 Serotonin &
Dopamine   00:23:50 Ketamine & Glutamate  
00:28:00 An Example Psychedelic Experiment   00:37:30
‘Letting Go’ with Psychedelics   00:44:10 Our Mind’s
Eye   00:48:00 Redefining Your Sense of Self  
00:58:56 Exporting Psychedelic Learnings to Daily Life  
01:04:36 Flashbacks   01:12:10 Ayahuasca, ASMR, Kundalini
Breathing   01:15:54 MDMA, DMT   01:26:00
Dangers of Psychedelics, Bad Trips, Long-Lasting
Psychosis   01:38:15 Micro-Dosing   01:56:45
Risks for Kids, Adolescents & Teenagers; Future Clinical
Trials   02:03:40 Legal Status: Decriminalization vs.
Legalization vs. Regulation   02:18:35 Psychedelics for
Treating Concussion & Traumatic Brain Injury  
02:27:45 Shifting Trends in Psychedelic Research, Academic
Culture   02:44:23 Participating in a Clinical Trial,
Online Survey Studies, Breathwork   02:50:38 Conclusions,
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