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<p class="MsoNormal">One could imagine a sort of Neuralink rig for a disembodied neuron culture that could be trained to learn arithmetic or other input/output patterns, where dosage of psilocybin was an experimental variable.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0896627321004232">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0896627321004232</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Friam <friam-bounces@redfish.com> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Steve Smith<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 29, 2022 9:24 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> friam@redfish.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [FRIAM] Psychedelics<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>re: <a href="https://psychedelicscience.org">https://psychedelicscience.org</a>
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<p>It looks like Denver is carving a niche for itself as an early adopter/investigator in recreational drug normalization. My younger daughter moved to Denver just about the time they were holding Marijuana Festivals (meetings) leading up to the decriminalization
which foreshadowed the legalization in CO, and then many other states falling like dominoes in their wake.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>I'm fascinated by but somewhat aloof to the universe of "altered state" inducements. Aside from mild doses of alcohol and caffeine, I'm not very practiced in chemical alteration. My occasional indulgence in various modified ketogenic (including strict)
dietary regimes have made me aware of the mental/psychological/metabolic differences that food/nutrition alone can yield. My (mild) practice with mindfulness meditation is also informative. There was a time when I worked hard(er) to generate altered states
through synthetic sensoria (VR), but as VR/AR has become more mainstream, I've lost some focus/interest in that area. Or maybe I'm just getting old.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>I am happy for others who seem able (compelled) to dive deep into these (apparently) more acute shortcuts to "altered states" and particularly the "entheogenic" stylizations. Having never really internalized any theology, this may be it's own mode of wishful
thinking. I don't have my own <a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/1343182">"Brigham Young" or "Brigham Old" *
</a>to chat with across the brushfire in the arroyo, for example. So I will continue to watch from the sidelines.
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<p>I *do* have some minor hope that psychedelics can have a meaningful play in "healing" traumatic injuries/experiences. I lost a friend/housemate to suicide just a few years ago after decades of traditional (and often very invasive) approaches to trying
to recover his "self" after a traumatic brain injury. He was searching for help/support in the use of psilocybin as a possible alternative relief/remedy when he finally threw in the towel. This was not long before Michael Pollan's "how to change your mind"
brought the subject into the mainstream. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>*<a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/1343182"> It was a Dark and Stormy Night - Le Guin 1980</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 4/29/22 8:52 AM, glen wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Heh, I don't even know what I'll be doing next week, much less a year from now. But it's on the calendar!
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On 4/26/22 12:26, Prof David West wrote: <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am planning to attend and have a condo/house for the week.
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Hope others might be interested. <br>
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<a href="https://psychedelicscience.org">https://psychedelicscience.org</a> <br>
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