Vince Polito

agency, consciousness, altered states, psychedelics

[Vince Polito @vincepsy]

Our MicroDep study is now recruiting people in Sydney to take part in a 6 week trial of low doses of psilocybin as a potential treatment for moderate depression at @Macquarie_Uni
Email [email protected] to find out more.
Here's a news story on what we're planning.

More below..

[10 News Sydney @10NewsSyd]

#Exclusive: A clinical trial has started looking at how micro-doses of magic mushrooms could be used to help Australians living with depression | @TallulahT_

[Tomer Ullman @TomerUllman]

while tragic, I hope this incident ultimately leads to a new understanding of automobile psychology

[Rob Ross @Robert_M_Ross]

New research by Wendy Higgins, @VictoriaSavalei, @vincepsy, and me: Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test scores demonstrate poor structural properties in nine large non-clinical samples. https://t.co/2wbOpXbE3G

[Vince Polito @vincepsy]

@SuttonProfessor Fantastic John! Super happy for you :)

[Vince Polito @vincepsy]

@psybalazs @OZORA_Festival @tiprecords Congrats on this important research

[Vince Polito @vincepsy]

Is microdosing a placebo? @PLiknaitzky and I dive into this tricky question in a new paper just out. We look at all controlled studies and argue that there is not convincing data indicating placebo is the best explanation. https://t.co/5dbfHp50yQ

[Vince Polito @vincepsy]

Jake Payne at Swinburne University is investigating the impact of psychedelics on adult development for men.
Details here if you would like to take part
https://t.co/MDMXjHgVzx

[Vince Polito @vincepsy]

@DaliGeagea Fantastic Dali - big congratulations

[Vince Polito @vincepsy]

@Macquarie_Uni More details on the trial

[Vince Polito @vincepsy]

Our MicroDep study is now recruiting people in Sydney to take part in a 6 week trial of low doses of psilocybin as a potential treatment for moderate depression at @Macquarie_Uni
Email [email protected] to find out more.
Here's a news story on what we're planning.

More below..

[10 News Sydney @10NewsSyd]

#Exclusive: A clinical trial has started looking at how micro-doses of magic mushrooms could be used to help Australians living with depression | @TallulahT_

[Nick Pettigrew @Nick_Pettigrew]

🎶He knows when you are sleeping,
He knows when you’re awake
He knows when you are inbetween (called the hypnagogic state)🎶

[Vince Polito @vincepsy]

Matthew Downing talks about the future potential of psychedelics as clinical tools, and the importance of psychedelic harm reduction.
https://t.co/9pEuYY7Zeo

[Vince Polito @vincepsy]

o end the year, I want to share some very cool podcast interviews that students in our lab gave in 2023. These give a neat overview of approaches that our group takes to study altered states. I'm really proud of these efforts and hope you also find them interesting...

[Vince Polito @vincepsy]

Abigayle Peterson (@AbbyPetersonX) investigates the impact of altered states on nature relatedness. Here she discusses challenges in measuring different forms of consciousness alterations and the way that these states can lead to ongoing attitude changes.
https://t.co/mMADzifTTY

[Vince Polito @vincepsy]

This study will be closing soon, so a final plug... If you are planning to have a psychedelic experience in the next couple of months please help us out by answering a few questions before and afterwards: https://t.co/PQcM39j4OK

There's 3 x $100 prizes up for grabs

Thanks!

[Vince Polito @vincepsy]

🍄We're still looking for people planning to take a psychedelic.
If this is you - please join our study investigating how different types of use impact beliefs & wellbeing.
Participants go into a draw to win three $100 AUD gift cards
https://t.co/PQcM39j4OK
Please share widely!

[Vince Polito @vincepsy]

Well done Charles!

[PSYCHSCIENCES@MQ @PsyMQ]

Congrats to all the @PsyMQ honours students who presented & won prizes at The Australasian Conference of Undergraduate Research!

Charles McKinley - Best Oral Presentation (supervised by @vincepsy)

Alexandra Mruk - Best Poster (supervised by Dick Stevenson)!!

[Vince Polito @vincepsy]

@TheBorisLab Easy

[Vince Polito @vincepsy]

@Omid_Ghasemi21 @UNSWScience Congrats Omid! Sounds very cool