Dr Rayyan Zafar (@rayyanzafar6) 's Twitter Profile
Dr Rayyan Zafar

@rayyanzafar6

Neuropsychopharmacologist @ImperialCollege Centre for Neuropsychopharmacology & Psychedelic Research 🧠 🍄💊🔬 @Imperial_PRG @drug_science

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linkhttps://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/r.zafar19 calendar_today13-03-2020 13:38:13

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Devon Stoliker (@dpsyc42) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1/🚀New research on psychedelics, context & brain connectivity! We analysed the largest psychedelic neuroimaging dataset to date (N=62, fMRI+EEG). Key finding: Psilocybin aligns brain activity with context, linking neural dynamics to perception. A thread 🧵👇

1/🚀New research on psychedelics, context & brain connectivity!
We analysed the largest psychedelic neuroimaging dataset to date (N=62, fMRI+EEG).
Key finding: Psilocybin aligns brain activity with context, linking neural dynamics to perception.
A thread 🧵👇
Robin Carhart-Harris (@rcarhartharris) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Big up Rebecca harding amd Leor Roseman 🦋 @leorroseman.bsky.social! Dissociable effects of psilocybin and escitalopram for depression on processing of musical surprises pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40281226/

Andrew Gallimore (@alieninsect) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Psilocin slowly nuzzling its way into the 5HT2A receptor until it finds a comfortable position deep inside... And therein the magic happens... (molecular dynamics simulation from Bright Minds Biosciences)

Louis Theroux (@louistheroux) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Great to see people reacting to my new doc #TheSettlers - a reminder that if you’re in the UK you can watch it on BBC iPlayer bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

Dr Rayyan Zafar (@rayyanzafar6) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It was great to present on the launch of Psychedelic Industry UK at Breaking Convention I discussed the values, mission and objectives of the organisation and opened up a survey to gain feedback from the community who attended on our goals. We will be reporting back on these soon!

It was great to present on the launch of Psychedelic Industry UK at <a href="/breakingcon/">Breaking Convention</a> I discussed the values, mission and objectives of the organisation and opened up a survey to gain feedback from the community who attended on our goals. We will be reporting back on these soon!
Drug Science (@drug_science) 's Twitter Profile Photo

From ancient brews to modern psychedelics: David Nutt and Darren Le Baron will spend an evening discussing how humans have long sought altered states - and what this tells us about our brains, cultures, & communities. 📆 10/6 🎟️ dandelion.events/e/w5r3o The Psychedelic Society

Robin Carhart-Harris (@rcarhartharris) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is a big one. Classic work by Matt Wall (@mattwall.bsky.social) and co! Reduced Brain Responsiveness to Emotional Stimuli With Escitalopram But Not Psilocybin Therapy for Depression pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40329640/

Robin Carhart-Harris (@rcarhartharris) 's Twitter Profile Photo

And those clinical outcomes always deserve a fresh look, especially given the way they were editorially narrativized when first published.

And those clinical outcomes always deserve a fresh look, especially given the way they were editorially narrativized when first published.
Johns Hopkins Psychedelic Research Center (@jhpsychedelics) 's Twitter Profile Photo

CPCR postdoc Sean Goldy (Sean Goldy) spoke at Centre for Psychedelic Research and Psychology at Edinburgh, presenting his program of research on psychedelics’ acute subjective effects (e.g., the emotion awe), how session facilitators might shape these, and an upcoming trial.

CPCR postdoc Sean Goldy (<a href="/SeanPGoldy/">Sean Goldy</a>) spoke at <a href="/Imperial_PRG/">Centre for Psychedelic Research</a> and <a href="/UoE_Psychology/">Psychology at Edinburgh</a>, presenting his program of research on psychedelics’ acute subjective effects (e.g., the emotion awe), how session facilitators might shape these, and an upcoming trial.
Robin Carhart-Harris (@rcarhartharris) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“Philanthropy is catalytic funding”- Tom Insel. Soooo true. And so valuable. Has made ALL the difference in #psychedelic medicine. 🙏🙏🙏

Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. (@hubermanlab) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The health hierarchy: SLEEP EXERCISE NUTRITION STRESS CONTROL HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS CIRCADIAN RHYTHM ADHERENCE Bright mornings & days & dark nights = great sleep, energized focused days & overall robust mental & physical health.

Psychedelic Alpha (@psyched_alpha) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New: We take a closer look at Gilgamesh's positive Phase 2a results of GM-2505 (aka bretisilocin, a serotonergic psychedelic) in major depressive disorder (MDD) & speak to company execs The results should provide a welcome catalyst for the field. psychedelicalpha.com/news/gilgamesh…

Gilgamesh Pharma (@gilgameshrx) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today we announced positive topline data from our Phase 2a study of GM-2505 for Major Depressive Disorder. Read more: prnewswire.com/news-releases/…

Leor Roseman 🦋 @leorroseman.bsky.social (@leorroseman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New in Nature Medicine: ReSPCT "An international Delphi consensus for reporting of setting in psychedelic clinical trials" by Chloé Pronovost-Morgan, Kyle Greenway, myself, and many ReSPCT Experts. "The ReSPCT guidelines and accompanying explanatory document provide a new standard for

JAMA Psychiatry (@jamapsych) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Twice-weekly low-dose LSD over 6 weeks did not significantly reduce ADHD symptoms in adults compared to placebo. ja.ma/3HvbY38

Twice-weekly low-dose LSD over 6 weeks did not significantly reduce ADHD symptoms in adults compared to placebo. ja.ma/3HvbY38