Can Psychedelics Cure? Preview
Preview: Season 49 Episode 15 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Psychedelics are unlocking new ways to treat conditions like addiction and depression.
Hallucinogenic drugs—popularly called psychedelics—have been used by human societies for thousands of years. Today, scientists are taking a second look at many of these mind-altering substances – both natural and synthetic – and discovering that they can have profoundly positive clinical impacts, helping patients struggling with a range of afflictions from addiction to depression and PTSD.
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Can Psychedelics Cure? Preview
Preview: Season 49 Episode 15 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Hallucinogenic drugs—popularly called psychedelics—have been used by human societies for thousands of years. Today, scientists are taking a second look at many of these mind-altering substances – both natural and synthetic – and discovering that they can have profoundly positive clinical impacts, helping patients struggling with a range of afflictions from addiction to depression and PTSD.
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How Psychedelics Change the Brain
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Scientists found that psychedelic drugs may change how brain regions talk to each other. (4m 11s)
Psychedelics as Medicine: The History of Peyote
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Indigenous communities use this small psychedelic cactus as a medicinal herb. (4m 2s)
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National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the NOVA Science Trust, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS viewers.