How Psychedelics And Meditation Affect The Brain

The Dr. Hyman Show

Dr. Mark Hyman

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Medicine

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🗓️ 22 November 2019

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Currently, psychedelics are getting renewed interest from the medical community. From anxiety and depression to addiction and even overcoming fear of death, research is showing psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy has a lot to offer. And science is showing us that the same part of the brain that is suppressed with psychedelics—the default mode network— is also suppressed in very experienced meditators. In this minisode, Dr. Hyman explores this topic in his conversations with Michael Pollan, Anthony Bossis and Daniel Goleman.

Michael Pollan is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Cooked, Food Rules, In Defense of Food, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, The Botany of Desire, and his latest book How to Change Your Mind, which is all about the new science of psychedelics. A longtime contributor to the New York Times Magazine, he also teaches writing at Harvard and the University of California, Berkeley where he is the John S. and James L. Knight Professor of Science Journalism. In 2010, Time magazine named him one of the one hundred most influential people in the world.

Anthony P. Bossis, Ph.D. conducts FDA-approved clinical trials in the reemerging field of psychedelic research. He is a clinical psychologist and clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine investigating the effects of psilocybin, a naturally occurring compound found in specific species of mushrooms. Dr. Bossis was director of palliative care research, co-principal investigator, co-author, and session guide on the 2016 landmark study showing a significant reduction in emotional distress along with enhanced existential wellbeing from a single psilocybin-generated mystical experience in persons with cancer.

Dr. Bossis is a supervisor of psychotherapy at Bellevue Hospital and co-founder and former co-director of the Bellevue Hospital Palliative Care Service and maintains a private psychotherapy practice in NYC.

Daniel Goleman is best known for his worldwide bestseller Emotional Intelligence and most recently co-authored the book Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain and Body. Goleman has been ranked among the 25 most influential business leaders by several business publications including TIME and The Wall Street Journal. Apart from his writing on emotional intelligence, Goleman has written books on topics including self-deception, creativity, transparency, meditation, social and emotional learning, eco-literacy, and the ecological crisis.

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0:00.0	Coming up on this week's episode of the Doctors' Pharmacy.
0:03.0	In very experienced meditators like Tibetan monks who've been to cave for nine years,
0:08.1	they're able to have the same effect on their brain, unfunctionalemorize as those people who take
0:13.9	psilocybin or LSD. Hey everyone, before we get into today's mini episode, I want to tell you about
0:19.0	my new cookbook food, what the heck should I cook? Now for those of you know me, you know that I
0:23.6	love to come from my friends and family and I believe that cooking delicious and nourishing meals
0:28.4	using food is medicine for your loved ones is one of the greatest gifts you can give them.
0:33.6	And also learning to prepare me also using real whole foods paves the way for you to achieve your
0:38.8	best health and to help reverse so many chronic diseases. And that's why I put together my brand new
0:43.8	cookbook food, what the heck should I cook? It's a beautiful cookbook, it has over a hundred
0:48.2	real food recipes that I use in my own kitchen. It's also available with tips for overhauling your
0:52.2	pantry, a grocery shopping list, and tips for recipe-free cooking. Think of it as a definitive guide to
0:58.3	cooking your way to better health. I think you're going to all love it. For more information about
1:02.8	the cookbook, you can go to foodthecookbook.com. That's foodthecookbook.com. Thanks and I'll see you in
1:08.8	the kitchen. Hi, I'm Louis Legg, one of the producers of the Doctors Pharmacy Podcast. Research on
1:14.6	psychedelics is currently seeing a renewed interest from the medical community, from anxiety
1:19.6	and depression to addiction and even overcoming the fear of death. Research is showing psychedelic
1:24.8	assisted psychotherapy has a lot to offer. Earlier this year, Dr. Hyman spoke with best-selling author
1:30.7	and journalist Michael Pollan and with clinical psychologist Dr. Anthony Bosses about the area of
1:36.6	the brain which gets suppressed with psychedelics and how the ego is also housed in this same part
1:41.9	of the brain. Let's listen in, starting with Dr. Hyman's conversation with Michael Pollan.
1:47.2	I heard you speak at South by Southwestern, you were talking about this part of the brain called
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