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Using MDMA and Psychedelics to Treat Trauma
17:42 - 23:11 (05:29)
MDMA and Psychedelics are being studied as a potential treatment for PTSD. It is believed that they can re-associate traumatic memories with more neutral emotions, and have a positive impact on the brain's physical structure.
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Long-term potentiation happens when learning something and reapeting it over and over again to develop a new pathway in the brain that can shift how you think, leading to new long-term pathways.
17:42 - 19:29 (01:47)
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Long-term potentiation happens when learning something and reapeting it over and over again to develop a new pathway in the brain that can shift how you think, leading to new long-term pathways. Intense experiences can create either positive or negative changes in thinking creating new ways of thinking and acting through the development of new pathways in the brain.
ChapterUsing MDMA and Psychedelics to Treat Trauma
Episode#146 - Dr Heather Berlin - Considering Consciousness
PodcastModern Wisdom
MDMA and psychedelics could help individuals re-remember and re-associate traumatic experiences with more neutral emotions.
19:29 - 23:11 (03:41)
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MDMA and psychedelics could help individuals re-remember and re-associate traumatic experiences with more neutral emotions. These substances which were formerly known for rave parties, now have therapeutic benefits in treating PTSD, addictions, and traumatic childhoods.