E25. Adam Levin – Psychedelics and Brain Lateralisation

My guest today is Dr. Adam Levin, a psychiatrist and researcher, based at Ohio State University’s Center for Psychedelic Drug Research and Education (CPDRE). Adam works at the intersection of psychedelics, psychiatry and neuroscience. In this conversation, we discuss Adam’s recent paper, which proposes a new theory about how psychedelics work, focusing on the intriguing role of brain lateralisation in psychedelic experiences and therapeutic outcomes.

Episode Links and References

Adam’s paper: Hemispheric annealing and lateralization under psychedelics (HEALS): A novel hypothesis of psychedelic action in the brain

Website of Iain McGilchrist, psychiatrist and scholar who has produced seminal works on hemispheric lateralisation

Ohio State University’s Center for Psychedelic Drug Research and Education (CPDRE)