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To Understand Humans, First Give an Octopus MDMA

To Understand Humans, First Give an Octopus MDMA

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Gideon Lichfield and Lauren Goode talk to Gül Dölen, a neuroscientist at Johns Hopkins whose most famous work centers on how psychedelics affect octopus brains. Recently, her lab’s research has shown promising results regarding how psychedelics could help humans recover from everything from PTSD to a stroke.


You can find Rachel Nuwer's profile on Gül Dölen in WIRED.

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