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The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

167. The Psychology of the Psychedelics | Roland Griffiths

Mon, 10 May 2021

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Dr. Roland Griffiths, Ph.D., is a professor of neuroscience, psychiatry, and behavioral science and director of the Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is the author of over 400 scientific research publications and has trained more than 50 postdoctoral research fellows. He has been a consultant to the National Institutes of Health and numerous pharmaceutical companies in the development of new psychotropic drugs.Dr. Roland Griffiths and I discuss the research with John Hopkins University. We spoke about how he got into psychedelics and convinced ethic committees to approve such research, why he chose the scientific path, specifics about his studies with psilocybin, transformations of cancer patients with family members, the impact of psilocybin in existing institutions, the ongoing studies he is performing with long-time meditators and religious leaders, how the integration of psilocybin into society may look and more.Find more information about the center for psychedelic and consciousness research at https://hopkinspsychedelic.org, and read Roland’s publications at https://hopkinspsychedelic.org/publicationsThis episode was recorded on March 2nd, 2021FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CENTER FOR PSYCHEDELIC AND CONSCIOUSNESS RESEARCH:http://hopkinspsychedelic.orgONGOING STUDIES:Depression Study Websitehttps://hopkinspsychedelic.org/depressionstudyCigarette Smoking-Psilocybin Study Websitehttps://www.quitsmokingbaltimore.org/Alzheimer’s Disease-Psilocybin Study Websitehttps://hopkinspsychedelic.org/alzheimersAnorexia Nervosa-Psilocybin Study Websitehttps://hopkinspsychedelic.org/anorexiaCo-occurring Depression and Alcohol Use Disorderhttps://hopkinspsychedelic.org/depression-alcoholPsychedelic Survey Studieshttps://hopkinspsychedelic.org/index/#researchPUBLISHED STUDIES:All Johns Hopkins Psychedelic Science Publicationshttps://hopkinspsychedelic.org/publications

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