This is a thread of ALL my threads about psychedelic neuroscience. A thread of threads? Makes sense when you're living in the metaverse. Zuckerberg has us trapped now. There's no way out. Enjoy...
Everytime I go to psychedelic conferences people want to show off their products to me, and last week in Denver I saw some pretty wild stuff. First up, this disposable 2C-B vape pen🤯
This one is pretty wild. 5-MeO-DMT vape pens!🤯🤯 Each pen is concentrated to a specific subjective intensity. 1:16 is the lightest, 1:4 is the strongest. Advised to start heavy and maintain the trip with a lower concentration
It's crazy people don't know this, but 5-MeO-DMT was first synthesized by Toshio Hoshino at Tokyo Institute of Tech on 1936 -- two years *before* Hoffman synthesized LSD. One scientist got a Bicycle Day, the other just forgotten. Props to Hoshino for paving the DMT pathway🤘🏽
Earlier this week the psychedelic science world blew tf up with something called 'TrkB.' Completely ignited. Shards of LSD everywhere – it’s wild, but it could be more wild than you think… (1/19)
The lead story on every MMA site Monday morning should be how the
#3
middleweight in the world said he’s broke. UFC fighter pay structure is the most exploitative system that exists in professional sports. There is no other comparison
@WalshFreedom
Trump never has *good* plans, just plans. Nearly all serve his ego. The Big Lie was created because he couldn’t take the L to Biden — so he suggested some otherworldly factor(s) played in to his defeat. I don’t think he cares about the sustainability of any political party
Starting this July I'm leaving LA, moving to The Netherlands🇳🇱, and starting my PhD at Maastricht University. I'll be researching DMT and how it modulates the brain while inside VR. I've leveled up!🔥🤘🏽(2/2)
masvidal lost his street cred. nothing says gangsta more than... *clears throat* hanging with trump jr. to ‘fight socialism’ while using highways that were created with democratic socialism
an entire brand destroyed. return that bmf belt
@ThosVarley
It's all still very underground. No smart shops in Denver like we have in The Netherlands. However it seems like most of these products come from existing cannabis companies, which would explain the 💰💰 behind it
I would love to believe there are dimensions/entities unlocked w/ psychedelics. However there are far more plausible explanations to these experiences which originate in the brain. Explainable by science, not mythology
WHY do we trip on psychedelics? Not like your personal reason, but neurologically *how* is it happening? There are some good theories out there – but I have a NEW theory of how psychedelics create visual experiences (1/17)
@PatCassa
@mcuban
if i tell you ‘wear a seatbelt’ and you get in an accident months later without wearing your seatbelt, does that mean i orchestrated it or had some inside info?
This morning I’ve finished reading every peer-reviewed psychedelic neuroscience article published since 2017. Legit, every single one. Ask me anything, I’ll try to answer
tito ortiz blocked me earlier today, so let me tell you my two favorite stories that directly involve me and tito
well actually, three favorite stories -- but i need to get through the first two so you can understand the third...
So in my ICPR presentation back in June, I REALLY wanted to get into a theory about WHY people may see entities while they’re tripping on DMT but I just didn’t have enough time. But now I do have time, so I’ll get into it… (1/28)
I remember an MMA doctor/journalist made a ‘scientific’ argument why women shouldn’t fight 5-minute rounds and I tore into him for being a quack. He called me a bunch of names and blocked me. Now he’s in jail for fentanyl drug trafficking. What a dunce that guy
The 'psychedelic renaissance' is happening not because the world has a sudden interest in science. It's because we live in a highly depressed and abnormally stressful society and we desperately hope these substances will magically make it all better
People love claiming microdosing makes you focus, but all we see are increased anxiety, confusion, and reduced speeds of information processing at those doses (5-20 micrograms of LSD)
When I was in Miami earlier this month I visited an underground psychedelics factory that produced these shroom gummies. Half gram in each bag. Undoubtedly the best branding I've ever seen
If the visuals of a psilocybin trip are too much, you can turn them off with a 20mg dose of buspirone. It eliminates elementary/complex visuals, but it leaves ego dissolution intact somehow -- which is wild af
Caffeine already won the drug war. That's why there's a Starbucks on nearly every corner. It's also why people can't start their day without having their dose
Sooo earlier this week I got some mindblowing news, now it's time to let you know. This is gonna be the wildest thing I've ever announced, but here goes... (1/2)
@soledadobrien
He sorta has a point though. If they just would have called it the Trump vaccine, a lotta dummies would gotten it on that proclamation alone
Man, I know the current trend of psychedelic science is discovering how these substances can alleviate anxiety, depression. That’s important and needed, but my interest is solely in perceptual changes of reality and what that ultimately means for humanity
There is no dimensional portal that opens up inside your head when you do DMT. Entities aren't crossing dimensions to talk to you. You've taken a powerful psychedelic that is known to greatly alter sensory perception. Like aliens give af about you, get over yourself
If we can't communicate with other animals on this planet, it’s pretty ridiculous to think we would be able to communicate with animals on other planets
Maybe ego death w/ psychedelics does NOT happen and perhaps we need to stop relying on that dork Freud to dictate scientific narratives in altered cognition
I can't imagine being the CEO of some psychedelic company that is trying to remove the trip from the drug while still having the beneficial effects from psychedelics. Legit just burning your money at this point, seek help
I'll be researching psychedelics under Kim Kuypers and Jan Ramaekers -- scientists that I've followed for years. Sharpening my neuroimaging skills with Bettina Sorger. It still doesn't sound real, but it's real. It's really happening you guys🤯✊🏽
...apparently tito pulled the tickets because he didn't want me to see him fight. shout out to bellator's richard chou for hooking it up last minute
and dammit chael, you should have won that fight
Cybin announces approval of first-in-human dosing of CYB004, marking the first-ever trial to evaluate deuterated DMT in humans.
Read more:
$CYBN
#mentalhealth
#clinicaltrials
#cybin
So how do you know that psychedelic ‘ego dissolution’ is BS? Well, if it's *you* that decides your ego is dissolved – then that tells you everything you need to know about ego dissolution
Lots of questions and plenty of wild psychedelic theories will emerge from this groundbreaking research. Props to Rafael Moliner, Eero Castrén and everyone in the mix at University of Helsinki. Read the entire study here (19/19):
Psychedelics treating depression and anxiety -- that's cool. People definitely need that. But the ONLY thing I'm focused on is discovering what a psychedelic trip is. To me, there's no greater mystery
I don't believe the 'life is a simulation' thing mostly because a 'simulation' just reflects our current understanding of technology. The ancients thought life was a giant clock only because clockwork was revolutionary tech at the time
First day of BHM, so let’s talk about how Howard Thurman (the guy who inspired MLK Jr.) enabled one of the most significant psychedelic studies in history and put Timothy Leary on the map (1/12)
all these years in mma and fans still don’t realize that wins/loss is meaningless. pfp is a gimmick. it’s all about attracting viewers. *everyone* wants to see the return of nick diaz. that’s all that matters
Most scientists consider tripping as a side effect to the beneficial properties of psychedelics. I consider the beneficial properties a side effect of the trip
The Weeknd was dope, but i’m still tripping about that NFL commercial saying they’re ending systematic racism when Colin Kaepernick is still barred from the same organization that used systematic racism to end his career
Just finished a massive paper on psychedelics which covers neuromechanics I've never seen discussed in science. Definite banger when it drops, can't wait to share it with you all👊🏽
Crystal meth ALSO increases neuroplasticity (brain networks adapting to new information) and spinogenesis (the strengthening of dendrites/neurons) -- so maybe we need to redefine the markers of 'beneficial cognitive effects'
Or...hear me out...build more meth labs🤷🏽♂️
@WalshFreedom
The last time Anaheim held a KKK rally, 3 people were stabbed. America First is just the Klan rebranded — no point in having violence if it can be averted
Dropping LSD and listening to music is basically rites of passage for a psychonaut. We’ve all been there – but there’s something INCREDIBLE going on in the brain when you do this – and you didn’t even know… (1/16)