Memory, Optogenetics, Sleep

Bringing back lost memories

Pim R.A. Heckman, Ph.D. and assistant professor at Maastricht University, as part of a team investigating sleep deprivation and its effects on memory, has recently published a new article suggesting that memories apparently lost because of sleep deprivation are still maintained and can potentially be accessed. Through a combination of optogenetic techniques and the administration… Continue reading Bringing back lost memories

NP&PP department, psychedelics

How does 2C-B compare to psilocybin and placebo regarding subjective effects, mood and cognition?

2C-B is a hallucinogenic phenethylamine derived from mescaline. First made by the grand wizard of psychedelic biochemistry Sasha Shulgin in 1974, 2C-B became his favourite of the "magical-half dozen" of substituted phenethylamines. Published in his seminal book PIHKAL, 2C-B promptly reached the wider world of recreational users. However, despite being the most popular 2C-X compound… Continue reading How does 2C-B compare to psilocybin and placebo regarding subjective effects, mood and cognition?