The Microdose
The Microdose, jane c. hu, Charley Locke, Anna Marie Yanny, Robin Berghaus, Kimon de Greef, Shayla LoveAn independent journalism newsletter supported by the U.C. Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics
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How should we define “psychedelic”?: 5 Questions for researcher Avery Ostrand
“Psychedelic” is a loaded word. Psychiatrist Humphry Osmond invented the term in 1956, synthesizing two Greek roots: “psyche,” which originally meant “breath” but came to signify the mind or the soul, and “delos,” to make visible or reveal....
Healthcare cost watchdog to scrutinize Compass’s synthetic psilocybin, and Study links enhanced feelings of connection to lighter depression following psilocybin
Happy Friday and welcome back to The Microdose, an independent journalism newsletter brought to you by the U.C. Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics.
Healthcare cost watchdog to scrutinize Compass’s synthetic psilocybin
On Wedn...
Does the menstrual cycle change the psychedelic experience? 5 Questions with psychopharmacologists Natasha Mason and Eline Haijen-Bongers
Over the course of a month, a woman goes through a lot, hormonally speaking. For many people who menstruate, higher levels of hormones can come with physical symptoms like cramping or bloating. A woman’s emotions may shift too. Situations t...
Researchers go undercover to study Oregon’s psilocybin centers; Are psychedelic treatments leaving behind therapy?
Happy Friday and welcome back to The Microdose, an independent journalism newsletter brought to you by the U.C. Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics.
Researchers go undercover as secret shoppers to study Oregon’s psilocybin cent...
FDA asks the public to weigh in on ibogaine clinical studies; Gabon wants its cut of the ibogaine boom
Happy Friday and welcome back to The Microdose, an independent journalism newsletter brought to you by the U.C. Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics.
FDA asks the public to weigh in on ibogaine clinical studies
On October 5, th...
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Charley Locke is a freelance journalist. She often reports about growing up and growing old for publications including The Atlantic, Bloomberg Businessweek, WIRED and The New York Times Magazine, where she is a contributing writer.
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