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PT451 - Federico Seragnoli - ALPS Conference 2023: A Window Into Switzerland's Psychedelic Scene

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4.6598 Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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In this episode, Joe interviews Federico Seragnoli: coordinator of the ALPS Foundation, psychologist who works with patients undergoing compassionate use treatments with psychedelics, and Founder of the ALPS Conference.

This year, the ALPS Conference (which stands for Awareness Lectures on Psychedelic Science) takes place Oct. 27 – 29 at the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices in Geneva – a prime location for a conference due to Switzerland's legality around psychedelics, where any citizen can apply for psilocybin or LSD therapy if they fall into the category of 'treatment-resistant.' Seragnoli discusses how the conference was originally inspired by an article on the MAPS blog about how to be a psychedelic researcher; and talks about its humble beginnings, its new location, and why it's moved across the country each year. The conference features names like Rick Doblin and Michael Mithoefer, but he's most excited about the smaller size of the event and the panel discussions, which gives attendees a chance to ask questions and hear some real conversations. 

He discusses the vibrant field of psychedelic therapy and research in Switzerland; the importance of compassionate use and the criteria physicians need to be able to use it; the impact of students creating psychedelic associations at their universities; and Seragnoli's new research: seeing if there is a link between cognitive science and a conceptualization of science – if you can model consciousness off neuroscience, can you model it off how you feel?

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