Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris
@robincarhartharris.bsky.social
🍄 Ralph Metzner Distinguished Professor, Neurology & Psychiatry, UCSF. Psychedelic neuroscientist & psychologist. Author & pioneer in consciousness research. https://linktr.ee/Robincarhartharris
Humphry Osmond, in the original (scientific) publication in which he coined “psychedelic” (1957) 🍄
New paper! Toward a unified taxonomy of information dynamics via Integrated Information Decomposition, out now in @pnas.org - led by @frosas.bsky.social, Pedro Mediano, & Adam Barrett, w/ @andrealuppi.bsky.social @robincarhartharris.bsky.social, me, & Dan Bor. www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
Toward a unified taxonomy of information dynamics via Integrated Information Decomposition
pnas.org
The inner healer phenomenon of psyche-delics can be explained or depends- in part- on the diffusion principle. Do you believe psyche-delics contain an intrinsic healing mechanism or an ‘inner healer’ ? 🍄 Read more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38605658/ #psychedelictherapy #mentalhealth #healing
“[I]n this shadow there is a veil, so that one does not see the Truth which is in him… But when the perfect light appears, the veil will be lifted, and the truth will be revealed.” Enjoying learning about Gnosticism. 🤓
This principle of play and inquiry is something that truly motivates me in what I do 🔬 Science is a method, a way of scrutinizing the world. We shouldn’t take it too seriously; it is a discipline, but it is also playful. 🍄✨
What are people's views on genetic contributions to differential responses to psychedelics e.g., psilocybin specifically?
Like how Schrödinger proposed that genes are like an "aperiodic crystal"—a stable yet complex molecule capable of encoding vast amounts of information, could the same inspiration apply to consciousness and the brain?
Can you think of a really good description of the psychedelic experience that resonates with the idea of brain activity becoming entropic/ disordered/ chaotic under the drug? #psychedelics
New study just dropped in @nature.com NPJ Aging and the results are interesting: 🍄 +57% lifespan in mice cells 🧬 Preserved telomeres 🧯 Reduced oxidative stress 🐭 80% survival in aged mice (vs 50%) 🐾 Better fur, less gray hair 🧪 Boosted SIRT1, protected DNA #psychedelics #biohacking #antiaging
Been digging this: Plotinus and the One. In the Enneads, Plotinus describes how: "The One" (or "The Good") is the ultimate source of all reality, and from it, all things emanate — first Nous (Divine Mind), then Psyche (World Soul), and so on. The “multiplicity flows from an original unity” vibe. 🌀
Important study by Leor Roseman, which became even more relevant in recent years. Do you believe #psychedelics could help us move toward #peace? ☮️ Read the full study: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... #ayahuasca #psychedelictherapy
Rare outliers exempt, psychedelic people are so nice!
Credit to Michael Rosenwald of the @nytimes.com for this piece on Amanda Feilding of Beckley Research. 💖 👉 Read the full article: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/s... #psychedelicscience #magicmushrooms #psychonaut
Spent some quality time with Phil Wolfson, K*tamine assisted therapy expert. 🍄✨ What do you think of ket assisted therapy? #psychedelics
What are the most consistent aspects or dimensions of a psilocybin trip (in a scanner)? 🍄 #psychedelics
Platonic forms and Jungian archetypes relate? Discuss. #carljung #jungianpsychology #archetypes
I find this work deeply inspiring and exciting! Exploring ultraweak photon emissions as optical markers of brain activity. 🧠✨ A new study led by Hayley Casey and colleagues explored ultraweak photon emissions — tiny flashes of light produced by your brain’s cells as they work.
Without philanthropy, there’s no lab, no studies, no story. And no movement. 🫡 If you have the passion and the means, click the link in my bio 👆 #psychedelics #mentalhealth #donate #research
Fantastic work by Will Roseby here. Full article coming soon! 🍄✨ “Enhanced meaning in life following psyche- delic use: converging evidence from controlled and naturalistic studies” #psychedelics #mentalhealth #research
Her figure may be gone, but the ground remains. She made a real difference. 🕊️🤍 Thank you Amanda Feilding
Imminent shipping of a complete draft of my forthcoming book to agent and editors ✌️ Part 1 is consciousness science, part 2 is mental health. Which interests you most?
Rise in higher frequency oscillations in brain of a person in a disorder of consciousness given magic mushrooms 🍄✨ Find the full research “Psilocybin for disorders of consciousness: A case-report study” with the link in my bio ☝️ #psychedelics #neuroscience #researchpaper
