Ibogaine Therapy Information- UC Berkeley BCSP The experience of Ibogaine is often described as being in a “waking dream.”

Ibogaine is making headlines following last weekend’s executive order. Here’s a quick primer on the psychoactive compound: https://bit.ly/3QTzhbq

Altered States' "Is It DMT? Or Is It Heaven?" has won the @thewebby.bsky.social for podcast episode in Science & Education!

🎧 Listen to Altered States, Season 2, Episode 3 wherever you get your podcasts. https://bit.ly/4mOmGm4

Trump signs executive order to research ibogaine, a psychedelic used abroad to treat PTSD The executive order will open the door for more research into the psychedelic drug ibogaine, sources told CBS News earlier this week.

Today, Trump signed an executive order to ease restrictions on ibogaine, signaling the administration's willingness to further U.S. research.

Scientists test if ketamine has antidepressant effects under anesthesia; France is the first to approve IV ketamine for severe suicidal crisis Plus: New research on the role of trip sitters; Various state bills move to expand psychedelics research and access

Scientists find that key aspects of ketamine’s antidepressant effects are preserved under anesthesia. This news and more in The Microdose's This Week in Psychedelics.

Read and subscribe: https://bit.ly/41Gs4Oc

After Dark: Altered States | Exploratorium Museum Event Question your perception with unusual sensory experiences and hear from researchers on psychedelics.

SF Bay Area—join us tomorrow at @exploratorium.bsky.social for After Dark: Altered States.

The BCSP team will be there with talks and interactive exhibits all evening.

Come explore, ask questions and experience it firsthand.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4spoX8a

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High Dose Cinema at The New Parkway concludes with Revenge, selected and introduced by Maya Acharya, on April 21. Get tickets: https://bit.ly/4cdBMwc

Don't miss the final films in the Psychedelic Film Festival at @bampfa.bsky.social, ending May 10.

Can you kill a bad trip?: 5 Questions for emergency physician Gregory Yates Yates discusses experimental attempts to end a psychedelic trip early.

Can you kill a bad trip? Emergency physician Gregory Yates discusses experimental attempts to end a psychedelic trip early in this week's 5 Questions on The Microdose. Read and subscribe now: https://bit.ly/4vlHPHT

After Dark: Altered States | Exploratorium Museum Event Question your perception with unusual sensory experiences and hear from researchers on psychedelics.

Next week, we’ll be at the @exploratorium.bsky.social for After Dark: Altered States on Apr 16 from 6-10pm. Join us for an evening of mind-expanding programs, including interactive exhibits and talks from the BCSP team. Tickets available here: https://bit.ly/4spoX8a

Scientists engineered plants to produce five psychedelics at once; ‘Mega-analysis' shows brain responses to five psychedelics share a “signature” Plus: Texas moves forward with ibogaine trials without a drug company partner; Scientists flag risks associated with psychiatric hospitalization following psychedelics use; U.S. Senators are preparing

This week in psychedelics, scientists used the same plant to produce 5 psychedelic compounds within a week. Plus, Texas moves forward with ibogaine trials without a drug company partner. Read more and subscribe to The Microdose: https://bit.ly/4vEUBld

"Was it DMT? Or was it Heaven?” has been nominated for a @Webby People’s Voice Award! If this episode made you think or opened your eyes, we’d love your vote by April 16th: https://bit.ly/41JhUfz

🎧 Listen to Season 2, Episode 3 of Altered States now: https://bit.ly/4ltXJvx

Tomorrow, High Dose Cinema kicks off at @TheNewParkway with Mandy, selected and introduced by Ayize Jama-Everett, part of the Psychedelic Film Festival. Get tickets: https://bit.ly/3PZeh2H

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The BCSP's Psychedelic Film Festival has collaborated with The New Parkway Theater for High Dose Cinema, a series that explores how film reflects, distorts and reimagines psychedelic experience. Get tickets: https://bit.ly/48iXYUu

First up: Mandy (2018) on Apr 9 at 9pm

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Don't miss High Dose Cinema from April 9-21 at The New Parkway, part of the Psychedelic Film Festival. Get tickets: https://bit.ly/48iXYUu

Communicating Vessels Videos by Annie MacDonell and Maïder Fortuné bring a feminist perspective to the consideration of consciousness-expanding practices through drugs and/or art, work, and life. MacDonell noted, “I spent ...

“Communicating Vessels” featuring filmmaker Annie MacDonell
at @bampfa.bsky.social brings together visionary films exploring psychedelics, consciousness and feminist perspectives in art.

April 5 at 1pm PT
Get tickets: https://bit.ly/4bZM1o4

Join us in welcoming the 2026 Ferriss - UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellows. This program supports journalists covering the rapidly evolving field of psychedelics, from policy to science to culture. Read more: https://bit.ly/4lXIHy2

In a clinical trial at the Dölen Lab at Johns Hopkins, stroke patients with motor impairment take carefully managed doses of psychedelics and pilot a dolphin in a video game. Professor Gül Dölen has even bigger plans. Read more on @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/4s1EGu5

Collective Continuance: Indigenous Knowledge Fellowship - UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics The Collective Continuance: Indigenous Knowledge Fellowship supports early-career scholars who are navigating complex questions at the intersection of Indigenous knowledge and psychedelic research.

🌿 Applications are open for the Collective Continuance Fellowship!

We’re supporting PhD students bridging Indigenous knowledge & psychedelic research through ethical scholarship.

Apply or share: psychedelics.berkeley.edu/collective-continuance-fellowship
#IndigenousStudies #PsychedelicResearch

Is the “blue lotus” sold today the same plant revered in ancient Egypt? UC Berkeley student and Flourish Fellow Liam McEvoy investigated. Read more on @DoubleBlind: https://bit.ly/4bwdbUr

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The Microdose spoke to historian @JohnLisle about what we know now about the CIA's mind-control program #MKULTRA, the man behind it, and what happened to its victims. Subscribe to The Microdose and read the full Q&A here: themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe

A wonderful interview with the curator of our Psychedelia & Cinema film series with @bampfa.bsky.social. Tickets on sale now at bampfa.org/program/psyc...

The Microdose spoke with filmmaker Courtney Stephens about her documentary on the controversial scientist John C. Lilly. Subscribe to The Microdose and read the full Q&A here: http://themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe

Why Do Mind-Altering Drugs Make People Feel Better? Scientists want to redesign psychedelics so that they don’t induce a trip—but they still improve mental health.

Ferris-@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Psychedelic Journalism Fellow Clayton Dalton's excellent piece for the @newyorker.com on @ucdavis.bsky.social Professor David Olson's provocative research into redesigning psychedelics-without the trip-to treat mental health disorders. https://bit.ly/4uLcU7R

🎉Congrats to @haleemakshah.bsky.social, who is nominated for a NYC Podcast Award for her Altered States episode "Was it DMT? Or Was it Heaven?"!

🎧Listen to Altered States, Season 2, Episode 3 now.
https://bit.ly/4ltXJvx

A person is shown in a black and white portrait. Above the image, text reads: "Will the FDA ever fast-track psychedelic drugs? 5 Questions with drug regulation expert Daniel Eisenkraft Klein." The Microdose is noted as the source. A stylized illustration is partially visible on the left.

The Microdose spoke with Daniel Eisenkraft Klein, a drug regulation expert, to discuss the FDA’s new accelerated drug review program. Subscribe to The Microdose and read the full Q&A here: http://themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe

New UC Berkeley Brain Imaging Study Examines Psilocybin's Role in Healthy Aging The potential of psilocybin for quelling angst in the dying has been demonstrated in multiple studies over the past decades.

ELDEREVOLUTION visited the BCSP lab to talk to Faculty Director Michael Silver and neuroscience PhD candidate Tyler Toueg about their current study. abbierosner.substack.com/p/new-uc-berkeley-brain-...

The Cutting Edges of Psychedelics Research: Potentials and Pitfalls  - Bioneers Conference Psychedelic substances, long used by a number of Indigenous cultures, have been on a strange, jagged trip for nearly a century in the Western world, from experimentation by a few anthropologists and s...

We're co-hosting a panel at @bioneers.org on March 26! BCSP Faculty Director Michael Silver and Senior Science Advisor Gül Dölen will be talking about potentials and pitfalls of psychedelic research. conference.bioneers.org/the-cutting-edges-of-psy...

Please note: The BCSP does not advocate for any specific policy positions or ballot measures.

Law and Policy Map - UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics Your guide to the shifting legal landscape of psychedelics.

As scientific research on psychedelics grows, so does legal and political support. This interactive law and policy map offers a guide to the shifting legal landscape. Check out the most recent updates from this month: https://psychedelics.berkeley.edu/law-and-policy-map/

Season 2, Episode 3: Was it DMT? Or was it heaven? - UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics An investigation into near-death experiences

Congrats @haleemakshah.bsky.social for being nominated for the South Asian Excellence in Sound and Audio Storytelling Award at the NYC Podcast Awards! Your reporting for our Altered States podcast was 💯 cc: @prx.org psychedelics.berkeley.edu/season-2-episode-3-was-i...

Nominees — SILVER - Podcast & Video Production

Our podcast, Altered States, has been nominated for 4 awards at @silver-nyc.com: Best Science Podcast, Best Editing, Black Excellence in Sound and Audio Storytelling and South Asian Excellence in Sound and Audio Storytelling. 🙌🏾 🎉 cc: @prx.org https://www.silver-nyc.com/nycpodcastawards/nominees