Working with Weirdness: A Response to “Moving Past Mysticism in Psychedelic Science”

[Image: see text] In response to a recent call to rid psychedelic science of the concept of mystical experience, we argue that acknowledging the varieties and weirdness of psychedelic experiences should be at the heart of any research program on this topic. We highlight the rich tradition and scient...

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Autores principales: Breeksema, Joost J., van Elk, Michiel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Chemical Society 2021
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8369678/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34423279
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsptsci.1c00149
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description [Image: see text] In response to a recent call to rid psychedelic science of the concept of mystical experience, we argue that acknowledging the varieties and weirdness of psychedelic experiences should be at the heart of any research program on this topic. We highlight the rich tradition and scientific tools for studying mystical-type experiences, their relevance for understanding the therapeutic effects of psychedelics, as well as the need for more diversity in the experiences and participants included in this research.
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spelling pubmed-83696782022-07-16 Working with Weirdness: A Response to “Moving Past Mysticism in Psychedelic Science” Breeksema, Joost J. van Elk, Michiel ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci [Image: see text] In response to a recent call to rid psychedelic science of the concept of mystical experience, we argue that acknowledging the varieties and weirdness of psychedelic experiences should be at the heart of any research program on this topic. We highlight the rich tradition and scientific tools for studying mystical-type experiences, their relevance for understanding the therapeutic effects of psychedelics, as well as the need for more diversity in the experiences and participants included in this research. American Chemical Society 2021-07-16 /pmc/articles/PMC8369678/ /pubmed/34423279 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsptsci.1c00149 Text en © 2021 American Chemical Society https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Permits non-commercial access and re-use, provided that author attribution and integrity are maintained; but does not permit creation of adaptations or other derivative works (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8369678/
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