March 08, 2022

Psychedelics, THC, and SSRIs - Oh My! feat. Dr. Conor Murray

58 minutes

There's been a lot of talk about psychedelics, micro-dosing, and THC lately, so Steph decided to have on a neuroscientist to explain how these various drugs act on the brain. Dr. Conor Murray is a neuroscientist, and his main focus of study is neuropsychopharmacology. Some of his latest work includes a study on the effects of THC on the adolescent brain vs. the adult brain.

Conor and Steph discuss:

How THC effects adolescents and adults differently: performance, cognitive functioning, and other measures

How psilocybin and LSD on the brain

Could psychedelics and LSD potentially be a new, safe, treatment for certain psychiatric disorders?

What's safer? Unregulated medicine from the earth or pharmaceutical medicine?

How SSRIs work

The future of brain health and diagnosing psychiatric disorders

+ more!

YOUTUBE OF THIS EPISODE

Host: @stephteagan

Guest: @c_hays

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