uniMIND Journal Club – Endogenous Psychedelic-like States (Ivan Volchkov)

Calling all psychedelic science enthusiasts to our recurring journal club! Anyone and everyone is welcome to join, no need for registration but RSVPs are appreciated 🙂
Feel free to bring snacks or drinks.

📆 Wednesday, July 8th, 7:30 PM
📍 Kampus Hybernská, B-1 Sál (2nd floor, new room)

Topic:
“Just high”: exploring endogenously induced psychedelic-like states

Abstract:
Psychedelic substances induce robust short-term and more subtle but lasting changes in brain, that are related to profound subjective experiences and medicinal effects when introduced in appropriate conditions. These effects, however, are produced by the same old neural systems, which sustain our casual body regulation and conscious experiences. So what is the closest we can get to reproducing the mind-manifesting chemistry without consuming the substance? What subjective experiences related to psychedelic use can happen without them? And when does it happen?
Let’s try and look into these questions together!

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📜 TBA

🗣️ Presented by Ivan Volchkov
Ivan is a graduate student of psychology at Charles university and researcher at the National institute of mental health, department of public mental health and center for advanced studies of consciousness. His main interest lies in combining psychological and neuroscientific methodological approaches to build better practical understanding of the flourishing mind and help tackle acute challenges of modern psychosocial and technological landscape.