It's the most wonderful time of the year!With the science story tellingAnd everyone dwelling at conferences far and nearIt's the most wonderful time of the year! Summertime is conference season! And as always, our department is being represented at several scientific conferences around the world. From oral and poster presentations to hosting symposia, you can… Continue reading Conference season is here!
Category: NP&PP department
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?
Kim P.C. Kuypers on DOCS
Our very own Prof. Kim Kuypers talks about the psychedelic research carried out at our department for DOCS! Click on the link to listen to the Trip Generation episode (in Dutch).
Addiction – The realm of myth
Peter van Ruitenbeek, assistant professor at our Department, gave a talk about what addiction actually entails beyond the conventional narrative focused on the acute increase in dopamine levels that substances of abuse cause. Here is a summary of his interesting presentation hosted by the 2022 edition of the Pleasure, Art and Science Festival 2022. In… Continue reading Addiction – The realm of myth
Save the date – What do we mean by Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy?
On September 28 uniMIND Central Session will host Mauro Cavarra for an open discussion on our recently published paper reviewing the different models of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy used in clinical trials. The session will start at 7pm (CEST) and anyone is welcome to join via the MIND Community Platform.