The continuing study at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine on psilocybin and its potential in the treatment of anxiety and depression in those facing life threatening cancer is the topic in the journal Psychopharmacology . Also take note of an observation made by “Jerome Jaffe,...
The complete 2011 presentations of speakers at MANIFESTING THE MIND in Madison Wisconsin are now available on-line. Please follow the link and enjoy an incredible array of speakers discussingconsciousness and the neurology involved in the process. ...
Heffter scientists will be speaking at this conference, in Madison, WI on April 28-29, 2011: OVERVIEW: The over-arching theme of this Forum’s is exploration of the Mind-Brain phenomenon and how this relates to human consciousness. The challenge faced by planners of Manifesting the Mind was to...
The Archives of General Psychiatry has just published the report of Dr. Charles Grob’s experimental treatment of anxiety in cancer patients. You can view the abstract here: Grob CS, Danforth AL, Chopra GS, Hagerty M, McKay CR, Halberstadt AL, Greer GR. (2011) Pilot Study of Psilocybin...
Screening will be in Namaste Hall, 1453 Mission Street, 3rd floor, San Francisco, CA. Included in the film is an interview with Annie Levy about her experience taking psilocybin as a cancer patient in Dr. Charles Grob’s research study.7:00 pm Welcome by Joseph Subbiondo7:15 to...
On February 24, 2010, Scienceline published this story about Pam Sakuda, the first person in decades to talk about the experience of psychedelic treatment in a research study. Read the Scienceline story here… ...
The Spring, 2010 issue of NYU Physician published the history of the Heffter-supported study at NYU and a subject’s recounting of how he “experienced a sense of transformation in his ability to feel supported and loved†with psilocybin treatment. Afterwords, he said, “This has helped me...
In April, 2010, both ABC News and the Associated Press published reports about cancer patient Nicky Edlich’s story of her “revelatory” psilocybin treatment at the Heffter-supported project at New York University, led by Dr. Stephen Ross, MD. Read the ABC News story here… Read the AP story...
On April 21, 2010, CNN’s Campbell Brown interviewed Heffter-supported researcher Dr. Stephen Ross and CNN medical advisor Dr. Sanjay Gupta about the benefits of psilocybin research. Watch the video here… ...
At TEDx MidAtlantic in November 2009, Dr. Roland Griffiths, a member of Heffter Research Institute’s Board of Directors, showcased the results of his astonishing study: “Psilocybin can occasion mystical-type experiences having substantial and sustained personal meaning and spiritual significance.†Watch the video here… Read the full text...
