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Ketamine and MDMA's Effects on Trauma Relief Circuitry
1:15:16 - 1:32:07 (16:50)
The study suggests that ketamine and MDMA can provide trauma relief by allowing patients to recount their traumatic experiences while feeling a different set of emotional experiences than they experienced during the event. Additionally, research shows that severe or moderate abuse faced by the father can cause changes in genetics that can lead to lower thresholds for trauma in offspring.
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Regular social connection, especially with people we trust, can be very beneficial in processing and overcoming traumatic experiences.
1:15:16 - 1:19:09 (03:52)
Summary
Regular social connection, especially with people we trust, can be very beneficial in processing and overcoming traumatic experiences. It helps to suppress the circuits in our brains that amplify fear and trauma.
ChapterKetamine and MDMA's Effects on Trauma Relief Circuitry
EpisodeErasing Fears & Traumas Based on the Modern Neuroscience of Fear
PodcastHuberman Lab
Studies have shown that offspring of parents who experienced abuse, particularly fathers, have a lower threshold to develop trauma or extreme fear towards certain types of events due to changes in genetics that can be passed down through the sperm.
1:19:09 - 1:22:42 (03:33)
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Studies have shown that offspring of parents who experienced abuse, particularly fathers, have a lower threshold to develop trauma or extreme fear towards certain types of events due to changes in genetics that can be passed down through the sperm. This suggests that humans have the ability to inherit a predisposition to trauma and fear.
ChapterKetamine and MDMA's Effects on Trauma Relief Circuitry
EpisodeErasing Fears & Traumas Based on the Modern Neuroscience of Fear
PodcastHuberman Lab
The fear learning system is a sensory system that can be modified by a set of genes, resulting in heightened levels of responsiveness to fearful events.
1:22:42 - 1:26:09 (03:27)
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The fear learning system is a sensory system that can be modified by a set of genes, resulting in heightened levels of responsiveness to fearful events. This genetic predisposition can lead to trauma and fear being triggered by events that would not normally induce such a response.
ChapterKetamine and MDMA's Effects on Trauma Relief Circuitry
EpisodeErasing Fears & Traumas Based on the Modern Neuroscience of Fear
PodcastHuberman Lab
Dr. Julie Holland discusses the science behind trauma, addiction, and how ketamine and MDMA therapy work to provide relief in patients suffering from mental health issues.
1:26:09 - 1:30:52 (04:43)
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Dr. Julie Holland discusses the science behind trauma, addiction, and how ketamine and MDMA therapy work to provide relief in patients suffering from mental health issues.
ChapterKetamine and MDMA's Effects on Trauma Relief Circuitry
EpisodeErasing Fears & Traumas Based on the Modern Neuroscience of Fear
PodcastHuberman Lab
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy for Trauma brings together the elements of dissociation- pain reduction, observation of self- and relearning new narratives and experiences, leading to extinction of trauma and fear, making it an intriguing therapy for existing traumas coupled with depressive symptoms.
1:30:52 - 1:32:07 (01:14)
Summary
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy for Trauma brings together the elements of dissociation- pain reduction, observation of self- and relearning new narratives and experiences, leading to extinction of trauma and fear, making it an intriguing therapy for existing traumas coupled with depressive symptoms.