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People who can frequently recall their dreams tend to be more creative and exhibit increased functional connectivity in a key brain network, according to new research published in the journal Nature and Science of Sleep. The findings provide new insights into the neurophysiological correlates of dreaming. ...

Bend clinic offers the only psychedelic assisted therapy service in Central Oregon

Having seen the life-changing benefits psilocybin therapy can bring, I hope UK patients will soon be able to access it safely and legally

Longread: Psilocybin-assisted Therapy for Mental Health: A New Paradigm? Pioneering psychedelic research  We are living through a mental health crisis. Existing treatments barely scratch the surface of the problem, and have not translated into real world benefit for a huge number of people.  An estimated 1 billion people worldwide now live with a mental disorder, with depression affecting an estimated 264 million people of all ages around the world. It is the single biggest contributing facto...

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MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS: The mind is a terrible thing to watch By Jim Runnels Special to the Herald Democrat  “Some people drink to get relieve from the torture of their minds, which continuously tells them of their problems.”  - Eckhart Tolle  What happens when you sit in a quiet room with no distractions, no TV, no cell phone or music? You experience what Eckhart calls the “torture of the mind.” That involuntary, incessant and continuous stream of thought that is largely negative, ...

Dustin Glatz with assets from Shutterstock.com During an Oct. 13, 2020 City Council meeting, Zac Short, a former combat medic, entered into the public record his story about a little girl in Afghanistan, covered in third-degree burns, who he was unable to save. That incident haunted Short, who spent years trying in-and out-patient therapy and a variety of different pharmaceuticals to treat his post-traumatic stress disorder. Short finally found relief from his PT...

How visual art gives us rich insights into how our brains work Updated / Friday, 29 Jan 2021 13:59 Album sheet with a rose, 1675 by Maria Merian. Photo: Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images Opinion: just like listening to music, viewing works of art can have a profound effect on our mental health The arts are often portrayed as the polar opposite of the sciences. However, a closer inspection reveals a rich shared history in which the two approaches have, at different times, acted in a ...

Kaufman Music Center Announces Conrad Tao, Lisa Bielawa, Seth Parker Woods and More This season, Kaufman Music Center is also introducing Musical Storefronts, a new initiative to bring live, socially-distanced concerts to New Yorks Upper West Side.by BWW News Desk The spirit of innovation is alive in Kaufman Music Centers Winter/Spring online concert season, offering a wide variety of creative programs. Its three Artists-in-Residence for 2020-21 - composer Lisa Bielawa, composer/pianist Conra...

Posted on January 17, 2021 | Views: 1,858 cwebb2021-01-16T18:34:52-08:00 by Ocean Robbins: Mushrooms have been eaten and used medicinally for thousands of years, all around the world… Ancient Egyptians considered mushrooms to be plants of immortality and recognized them as a gift from the god Osiris. They valued mushrooms so highly, only the royals were allowed to consume them; commoners were forbidden to touch, much less eat them. Based on the details of ancient rock paintings, ...