Petros Petridis

Psychiatrist and Psychedelic Researcher

[Petros Petridis @PPetridisMD]

Psilocybin-assisted therapy provides more than just relief from anxiety and depression in patients with cancer.

Our analysis in @NatMentHealth reveals improvements in obsession-compulsion, hostility, somatization, & more.

Read the full paper here: https://t.co/1JL6G4Qi9O

[nature @Nature]

Hundreds of scans hint at how substances such as psilocybin, LSD and ayahuasca alter connections between key areas of the brain

https://t.co/NCvIUFR0r2

[Popular Mechanics @PopMech]

Psychedelics Can Dissolve Fear of Death. For Some People, They Are Transformative, Scientists Say https://t.co/Rw4SnIuYCH

[Joshua Siegel @realJoshSiegel]

I got to work with a psychedelic dream team on this! @RCarhartHarris, Conor Liston, Ginger Nicol, and Michael Bogenschutz

Very proud of what came out of it - - a rigorous, insightful, and authoritative review IMHO

[Joshua Siegel @realJoshSiegel]

Hiring: postdoc in my lab at @nyulangone (Center for Psychedelic Medicine) to lead precision neuroimaging + psychedelics translational research. Looking for strong neuroimaging + human subjects experience, a strong publication track record, and ability to communicate complex scientific ideas clearly (+ with beautiful, informative figures). Would start ~summer.

DM me + send CV + 2 papers.

Also looking for a neuroimaging engineer. Will post separately.

[Joshua Siegel @realJoshSiegel]

This 👇is the last revolution. We are working on the next one - and need your help.

HIRING: Postdoc at @nyulangone (Center for Psychedelic Medicine) to lead precision neuroimaging + psychedelics translational research. Looking for strong neuroimaging + human subjects experience, a strong publication track record, and ability to communicate complex scientific ideas clearly (+ with beautiful, informative figures). Would start ~summer.

DM me + send CV + 2 papers. Also looking for a neuroimaging engineer. Will post separately.

[Robin Carhart-Harris @RCarhartHarris]

“Consciousness is a miracle, truly” Michael Pollan

[Psychedelics.com @psychedelicscom]

Johns Hopkins just dropped a free, 10-hour Coursera course unpacking the history, science, and clinical research behind psychedelic medicine. https://t.co/FdrOkIJe8G

[Rick Zeifman @RickZeifman]

Great to see this pre-print (led by Gabby Agin-Liebes) out in the world!

Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy Increases Self-Compassion in Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder https://t.co/lyt2xUtxk3 via @OSFramework

[Maitreyee Wairagkar @Maitreyee_W]

Our brain-to-voice synthesis brain-computer interface paper was published in @Nature today! This neuroprosthesis synthesized the voice of a man with ALS instantaneously, enabling him to ‘speak’ flexibly and modulate the prosody of his BCI-voice. 1/7
Paper: https://t.co/STKtfgypAW

[PsyPost.org @PsyPost]

A new study finds that individuals with treatment-resistant depression experienced similar improvements from psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy whether or not they had recently discontinued antidepressant medications. https://t.co/BnXNGtTnKT

[Healio @GoHealio]

Researchers at @nyulangone found that psilocybin-assisted therapy significantly improved:

✅Anxiety;
✅Depression;
✅Interpersonal sensitivity;
✅And more!

We spoke with @PPetridisMD about the study and the implications of the findings.🍄

Read more ⬇:

https://t.co/WNEozkgTiN

[Doctor Radio @NYUDocs]

Coming up at 2:30pm East, join @DrMarcSiegel as he covers the latest in psilocybin research with @nyulangone's Dr. Petros Petridis. Tune in & listen here: https://t.co/vuGRUcZrG6

[Petros Petridis @PPetridisMD]

Effects of Psilocybin on Religious and Spiritual Attitudes and Behaviors in Clergy from Various Major World Religions | Psychedelic Medicine https://t.co/nTbcwFI5M5

[Michael Pollan @michaelpollan]

More delightful insanity from @JasonSilva

[Nico Dosenbach @ndosenbach]

Stimulant drugs work great, but how? We found no evidence that they affect the brain’s attention system, instead …check out our new preprint https://t.co/DTAGCuLxPy and thread by brilliant first author Ben Kay👇🏼 https://t.co/O5IJCFLSRq

[J @jasonllevin]

Sums it up perfectly 💥

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

Andrew Huberman on doing hard stuff:

[Nature Mental Health @NatMentHealth]

🦋Our May issue is now live!🦋

👁️Take a look at our new articles on #OCD, #depression, hearing loss, loneliness, #psychedelics, schizophrenia & more!
Cover design: @Marina_C_Spence

https://t.co/s31ItCbom6