Spotlight: "How Psychedelics Unlock Neuroplasticity for Healing"

"psychedelics open the brain to new patterns"

Michael DeMarco, PhD

10 Aug 2025 — 1 min read

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Spotlight: NPR-- Can Psychedelics Go Mainstream

"Research shows that psychedelics can help with a range of mental health conditions, like PTSD and depression. "

Spotlight: PBS Film-- The Last Ecstatic Days

A film about a young man with brain cancer in search of community, and the hospice doctor who gives up everything to honor his dying wish.

Spotlight: Safety and efficacy of ketamine for the treatment of patients with alcohol use disorder: a systematic review (Rathore, et al, 2025)

"No study reported any serious adverse event or ketamine misuse following ketamine treatment. This review underscored ketamine's potential as an adjunctive treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder."

Spotlight: Early Response to Ketamine for Suicidal Crisis Reduces Suicidal Events at 3 Months (Pastre, et al, 2025)

"This is the first study demonstrating that early SI response to IV ketamine is associated with a reduced risk of suicidal events at 3 months. These findings support ketamine's unique antisuicidal properties beyond its antidepressant effects, highlighting its potential role in suicide prevention."

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Spotlight: NPR-- Can Psychedelics Go Mainstream

Spotlight: PBS Film-- The Last Ecstatic Days

Spotlight: Safety and efficacy of ketamine for the treatment of patients with alcohol use disorder: a systematic review (Rathore, et al, 2025)

Spotlight: Early Response to Ketamine for Suicidal Crisis Reduces Suicidal Events at 3 Months (Pastre, et al, 2025)