LSD And Your Brain

FREE YOUR MIND? Your Brain on LSD- THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT OF 1970 LSD WAS FIRST MANUFACTURED IN 1938 TO TREAT PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS Scientists in the 50s and 60s used the drug to investigate treatments for mental illnesses and As recreational use boomed soon most countries WERE PUSHING TO CRIMINALIZE DECLARED THAT LSD AND OTHER PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS OFF LIMITS basic neuroscience THE DRUG FOR MEDICAL USE IN THE US purposes CLASSIFYING LSD AS A SCHEDULE 1 DRUG IN THE US AND UK, AKA, THE MOST RESTRICTIVE DRUG CLASS For the first time scientists have visualized the effects of LSD on the human brain What's happening INSIDE YOUR BRAIN on an LSD trip? According to Beckley/Imperial College Research Progranime Brain scans of volunteers on LSD reveal how it alters our brain's biology LSD MAKES YOUR BRAIN A LOT MORE ACTIVE LSD allowed volunteers to see inside their imagination WITH THEIR EYES SHUT Normal Brain Conditions Brain on LSD Hallucinogenic state showed that almost the entire brain Info from eyes is processed in the visual cortex at the back of the brain lit up with activity PHYSICALLY & MENTALLY Causes regions of the brain to become further connected Increases the connection between two regions of the brain that deal with Visual cortex is much MORE ACTIVE with the rest of the brain How we perceive OURSELVES BLOOD FLOW to visual regions is increased How we perceive our ENVIRONMENT Results show that increased blood flow directly correlates with complex hallucinations and an altered state of consciousness Resegrchers believe that this connection causes "ego-dissolution" or a shift of consciousness from The self towards the surrounding universe SCIENTISTS HAVE WAITED 50 YEARS CAN LSD FREE YOUR MIND LITERALLY? to see how LSD is actually altering our brain's biology SCIENTISTS BELIEVE that these findings will pave the way to TREAT ILLNESSES where negative thought patterns have become embedded PSYCHEDELIC MEANS "MIND REVEALING" Psychedelic drugs can NATURALLY REVEAL aspects of the mind that are normally hidden in our subconscious GROUNDBREAKING TREATMENTS for patients with depression, PTSD, and addiction RIGID, INFLEXIBLE patterns of thinking are associated with many mental illnesses LSD allows the brain to communicate in an OPEN, FLEXIBLE, and more unified manner HOLISTIC APPROACH TO LSD THERAPY ESTABLISH TRUST between PATIENT WITH PREPARE GUIDE PATIENT DISCUSS through INSIGHTS that patient/therapist REALISTIC beforehand arose during the LSD experience treatment EXPECTATIONS experience before drug treatment MUSIC COUPLED WITH LSD may be a powerful therapeutic combination Studies show that listening to music while taking LSD stimulated brain areas involved in mental imagery People reported seeing COMPLEX EYES-CLOSED VISIONS and scenes from their lives PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS Researchers believe a synergy between LSD drug treatment and assisted psychotherapy exists that COULD HAVE GREAT IMPLICATIONS FOR Have Already Shown Positive Therapeutic Effects for Cancer Patients PSYCHIATRIC WORLD 20% 10 HOUR TRIPS Patients were able to address their memories "supervised therapy sessions" were performed 30 times over the course of two months IMPROVEMENT OF ANXIETY LEVELS and emotions evoked by the drug treatment was recorded in patients who had received a full dose of LSD (200 micrograms) one year later Will more work in this area help us understand how LSD use has impacted music, art, and self-awareness? YOU DECIDE Sources: cnn.com/2016/04/12/health/Isd-brain-imaging sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160411153006.htm theverge.com/2014/3/5/5473828/Isd-drug-therapy-first-time-in-40-years Presented by: DEVELOPED BY popsci.com/science/article/2013-08/fyi-can-acid-trip-really-give-you-flashbacks N NOWSOURCING theverge.com/2016/4/13/11420488/brain-scan-reveals-how-Ids-makes-you-lose-your-sense-of-self- GeoffreyGNathanLaw.com theguardian.com/science/2015/mar/05/psychedelic-drugs-like-Isd-could-be-used-to-treat-depression-study-suggests