Psychedelics Today

PT490 – Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris – Plasticity, the Role of Set and Setting, and the Influence of Psychedelics


Listen Later

In this episode, Joe interviews Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris: founder and head of the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London, founding director of the Neuroscape Psychedelics Division at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and founder of the Carhart-Harris Lab.

A legendary researcher, he talks about his psychedelic origins: studying Freud, Jung, and eventually Stan Grof and depth psychology to try and better understand the unconscious. He discusses the growth of psychedelics and the cultural shifts he’s noticed (especially in the U.S.), as well as what he’s working on today: researching the influence of psychedelics on set and setting by studying experiences in both enriched and unenriched environments.

He also talks about:

  • Plasticity: how he defines it, how it relates to critical reopening periods, and how it’s a fundamental thing that transcends the metrics we use to measure it
  • Early LSD studies, the nervousness surrounding he and David Nutt dosing Ben Sessa, and the youthful energy that kept them going
  • How plasticity could be exploited to help relieve chronic pain
  • The potential of psychedelics to help with fibromyalgia and anorexia
  • How psychedelic-assisted therapy brought care back to health care

and more!

UCSF is seeking survey volunteers, so if you’ve had more than three experiences with ketamine, MDMA, and psilocybin (must have experiences with all three) and want to contribute, do so here. Click here to head to the show notes page

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Psychedelics TodayBy Psychedelics Today

  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6

4.6

547 ratings


More shows like Psychedelics Today

View all
Sounds True: Insights at the Edge by Tami Simon

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

1,845 Listeners

Ram Dass Here And Now by Ram Dass / Love Serve Remember

Ram Dass Here And Now

2,562 Listeners

Aubrey Marcus Podcast by Aubrey Marcus

Aubrey Marcus Podcast

3,976 Listeners

Mindrolling with Raghu Markus by Be Here Now Network

Mindrolling with Raghu Markus

494 Listeners

Buddha at the Gas Pump by Rick Archer

Buddha at the Gas Pump

624 Listeners

Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield by Be Here Now Network

Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield

1,434 Listeners

THIRD EYE DROPS by Michael Phillip

THIRD EYE DROPS

1,241 Listeners

The Psychedelic Podcast by Third Wave

The Psychedelic Podcast

299 Listeners

This Jungian Life Podcast by Joseph Lee, Deborah Stewart, Lisa Marchiano

This Jungian Life Podcast

1,551 Listeners

New Thinking Allowed Audio Podcast by New Thinking Allowed Audio Podcast

New Thinking Allowed Audio Podcast

257 Listeners

Back from the Abyss: Psychiatry in Stories by Craig Heacock MD

Back from the Abyss: Psychiatry in Stories

458 Listeners

Plants of the Gods: Hallucinogens, Healing, Culture and Conservation podcast by Mark Plotkin, Ph.D.

Plants of the Gods: Hallucinogens, Healing, Culture and Conservation podcast

262 Listeners

Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers by Numinus Network

Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers

171 Listeners

Sounds of SAND by Science and Nonduality

Sounds of SAND

110 Listeners

The Telepathy Tapes by Ky Dickens

The Telepathy Tapes

7,127 Listeners