Behavioral Neurobiology of Psychedelic Drugs

The volume brings together clinical and preclinical research literatures

A balanced view of the potential risks and benefits of these compounds is presented

The focus is on rigorous scientific findings in a field that has been fraught with speculative reports

The volume brings together clinical and preclinical research literatures A balanced view of the potential risks and benefits of these compounds is presented The focus is on rigorous scientific findings in a field that has been fraught with speculative reports

Inhalt

Preface.- Chemistry and structure-activity relationships of psychedelics.- Hallucinogens and serotonin 5-HT2A receptor-mediated signaling pathways.- Effects of hallucinogens on neuronal activity.- Interactions of Hallucinogens with the Glutamatergic System: Permissive Network Effects Mediated Through Cortical Layer V Pyramidal Neurons.- The effects of hallucinogens on gene expression.- Effect of Hallucinogens on Unconditioned Behavior.- Hallucinogens in Drug Discrimination.- Phenomenology, structure and dynamic of psychedelic states.- Serotonergic hallucinogen-induced visual perceptual alterations.- New world tryptamine hallucinogens and the neuroscience of ayahuasca.- Experimental psychosis research and schizophrenia - similarities and dissimilarities in psychopathology.- A review of Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder (HPPD) and an exploratory study of subjects claiming symptoms of HPPD.- Therapeutic applications of classic hallucinogens.- Classic Hallucinogens and Mystical Experiences: Phenomenology and Neural Correlates.