Science documentary films. Facts. Drugs. The science of cannabis. A guide to psychedelics. Although every effort has been made to compile accurate information, the reader is warned that factual errors may be present.
Only the legal information is specific to the United Kingdom. Apologies for the representation of chemical structures being limited to ASCII. Feel free to distribute this file or copy in it any form whatever. INTRODUCTION This file gives practical information about using a class of drugs most commonly known as the 'psychedelics' by their advocates (of which I am one) or, more pejoratively, as the 'hallucinogens'. More recently some Americans have suggested 'entheogens' or 'empathogenes' (the later specifically for the new drugs such as MDMA) as new names unblemished by association with the drug sub-culture, which emerged in the advanced world, most notably in California, in the late 1960s.
These drugs are not generally habit-forming and many have been used for centuries in many different countries and cultures for religious purposes. LSD ( 'Acid' ) '... Laura willmott: teenager died from anorexia. Laura Willmott, 18, had endured a five-year battle with the disease Collapsed and died from a cardiac arrest after starving herself to barely 5st Her parents blame decision to let her take charge of own treatment at 18 'Was in no fit state to make decisions herself about treatment,' said mother'Her level of deceit was breathtaking' when it came to not taking in food By Eleanor Harding Published: 16:51 GMT, 21 February 2013 | Updated: 10:18 GMT, 22 February 2013.
Know your brain. Introduction The brain is the most complex part of the human body. This three-pound organ is the seat of intelligence, interpreter of the senses, initiator of body movement, and controller of behavior. Lying in its bony shell and washed by protective fluid, the brain is the source of all the qualities that define our humanity. The brain is the crown jewel of the human body. For centuries, scientists and philosophers have been fascinated by the brain, but until recently they viewed the brain as nearly incomprehensible. This fact sheet is a basic introduction to the human brain.
Image 1. How to think about the mind. How to Think About the MindNeuroscience shows that the 'soul' is the activity of the brain Sept. 27 issue - Every evening our eyes tell us that the sun sets, while we know that, in fact, the Earth is turning us away from it.
Astronomy taught us centuries ago that common sense is not a reliable guide to reality. Today it is neuroscience that is forcing us to readjust our intuitions. People naturally believe in the Ghost in the Machine: that we have bodies made of matter and spirits made of an ethereal something. Yes, people acknowledge that the brain is involved in mental life. Modern neuroscience has shown that there is no user. This resistance is not surprising. The disconnect between our common sense and our best science is not an academic curiosity. Know your brain chemistry. Trick your brain into happiness.
This month, we feature videos of a Greater Good presentation by Rick Hanson, the best-selling author and trailblazing psychologist.
In this excerpt from his talk, Dr. Hanson explains how we can take advantage of the brain’s natural “plasticity”—it’s ability to change shape over time. gobyg There’s this great line by Ani Tenzin Palmo, an English woman who spent 12 years in a cave in Tibet: “We do not know what a thought is, yet we’re thinking them all the time.” It’s true. In recent years, though, we have started to better understand the neural bases of states like happiness, gratitude, resilience, love, compassion, and so forth. Ultimately, what this can mean is that with proper practice, we can increasingly trick our neural machinery to cultivate positive states of mind. But in order to understand how, you need to understand three important facts about the brain. Serotonin in the human brain. Video: what hallucination reveals about our minds.
Strange disorders. Stephen Mallon-Photonica-Getty Images Men's health problems are invariably horrible, or at least horribly annoying.
Even a minor sniffle can turn a bad day at work into a hellish one. But some ailments aren't just nasty, they're also mind bogglingly weird. Here are 10 of the most bizarre and unusual illnesses you never want to suffer from. Parasomnia We all do some odd things in our sleep: we talk, sneeze, snore, snuffle and belch (or maybe that's just me). So how bizarre do they get? And then there's exploding head syndrome. For more information about sleep disorders visit the British Sleep Society Alien hand syndrome There are two syndromes associated with hands. Alien hand syndrome is a neurological disorder and often the result of operations to relieve the symptoms of extreme epilepsy. On Bing: more about alien hand syndrome Alice in Wonderland syndrome On Bing: more about Alice in Wonderland syndrome Smith Collection-Iconica-Getty Images Pseudocyesis And then, well, she isn't.
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