Biology & Life Sciences
Slice of PLOS: Psychedelics in the Lab and Clinic: Making Up for Lost Time
Nearly 50 years ago, psychiatrists lost access to one of the most promising tools they’d found to study consciousness and treat a range of refractory psychological conditions: psychedelic drugs. This Slice of PLOS explores ongoing research and the case for changing the restrictions that currently stand in the way of realizing psychedelics’ medical potential.
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First Section
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Perspectives in Biology and Medicine Project MUSE – Acid Brothers: Henry Beecher, Timothy Leary, and the psychedelic of the century