Microdosing Psychedelics: Fact or Fad?
Psychedelics - ANS Mind-altering substances like Psilocybin
Psilocybin - ANS Psychedelic compound improving mood by changing brain interactions
Modular Brain - ANS Brain with distinct regions interacting less, affected by psychedelics
Psychedelic Renaissance - ANS Current resurgence in interest and research on psychedelics
Sigmund Freud - ANS Enthusiastic about cocaine, considered a 'magic bullet for the mind'
Epidemiology - ANS Study of disease development and spread in populations
Infectious Diseases - ANS Epidemiological study of diseases like cholera outbreaks
Non-infectious Diseases - ANS Epidemiological study of diseases not caused by pathogens
Randomised Controlled Trials (RCT) - ANS Studies randomly assigning treatments to assess
outcomes
Jon Snow - ANS Epidemiologist known for investigating cholera outbreaks
Psychedelic Set and Setting - ANS Environmental factors influencing psychedelic effects
PET Study - ANS Imaging technique showing drug effects on the brain
Serotonin 5-HT2A Agonists - ANS Psychedelics function by activating serotonin receptors
Synaptic Transmission - ANS Communication between neurons at synapses
Dopamine - ANS Neurotransmitter regulating mood, reward, and learning
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) - ANS Antidepressants increasing serotonin
levels in the brain
Psilocybin vs. SSRIs - ANS Different effects on serotonin neurons in the brain
Patient Health Questionnaire 9 - ANS Tool to assess depression levels based on symptoms
Hamilton Depression Scale - ANS Clinical tool measuring depression severity
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