Roland Griffiths (2021)
Description
Dr. Roland Griffiths, Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, presents cutting-edge research on the therapeutic applications of psychedelics. The lecture covers studies conducted at the Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, focusing on psilocybin-assisted therapy for depression, anxiety, and addiction. Dr. Griffiths discusses the methodology of these clinical trials, the importance of set and setting in psychedelic experiences, and the role of mystical-type experiences in therapeutic outcomes. The talk also explores the neurobiological mechanisms of psychedelic compounds and their potential to occasion profound experiences of meaning and connectedness that appear central to their therapeutic effects.