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NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH

The goal of this research is to understand the neurobiological changes and mechanisms that accompany different states of consciousness and experiences of self that occur during the psychedelic experience.

The most recent line of neuroscience research at Heffter Zürich has focused on how psilocybin affects mood and related attitudes, culminating in the neurobiological study of psilocybin for depressed patients. This research has the potential to lead to breakthroughs in our understanding of neurobiology, which can result in currently unimagined treatments for human illness and a deeper understanding of human nature.

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CURRENT RESEARCH

A Simultaneous EEG–FMRI Study

Psilocybin Induces Aberrant Prediction Error Processing of Tactile Mismatch Responses—A Simultaneous EEG–FMRI Study 

Duerler P, Brem S, Fraga-González G, Neef T, Allen M, Zeidman P, Stämpfli P, Vollenweider FX, Preller KH. (2021)
Cereb Cortex. (2021 Jul 13)

https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhab202

https://academic.oup.com/cercor/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cercor/bhab202/6319929

NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH VIDEOS

Franz Vollenweider – Neuronal Networks

Vollenweider will present his work using state-of the-art neuroimaging tools to explore the brain activity patterns underlying the psychological dimensions of psychedelic-induced altered states of consciousness (ASC).

Neurobiology of Psychedelics: Implication for Mood Disorders – Franz Vollenweider

Neurobiology of Psychedelics: Implication for Mood Disorders