Your Brain Explained
Have you ever wondered what’s going on up there in that old brain of yours while you’re busy experiencing life in the world? Well you’ve come to the right place! Your Brain Explained is a new kind of show that’s like a cross between TED Radio Hour and Myth Busters, hosted by acclaimed psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and psychedelic researcher, Dr. Dave Rabin MD, PhD. This show looks under the hood of Dr. Dave's personal journey to understand consciousness and how our brains and bodies do what t…
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Could We Cure Mental Illness? The MDMA Story
Could a cure be on the way for mental illness? In today’s episode we’re talking with Dr. Rick Doblin PhD and Dr. Ben Sessa MD and award-winning journalist Rachel Nuwer about the most promising breakthrough treatment on the horizon for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PSTD).
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Where does consciousness come from? Can information be received through visions? And is it possible that ancient plants unlock biological knowledge we haven’t even begun to fully understand? In this episode of Your Brain Explained, Dr. Dave Rabin MD, PhD is joined by Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Jamie Wheal (Stealing Fire & Recapture the Rapture) as guest interviewer for a special conversation with anthropologist and author Jeremy Narby (The Cosmic Serpent) to explore one of the most provocat
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Where does consciousness come from? Can information be received through visions? And is it possible that ancient plants unlock biological knowledge we haven’t even begun to fully understand? In this episode of Your Brain Explained, Dr. Dave Rabin MD, PhD is joined by Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Jamie Wheal (Stealing Fire & Recapture the Rapture) as guest interviewer for a special conversation with anthropologist and author Jeremy Narby (The Cosmic Serpent) to explore one of the most provocat
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Could We Cure Mental Illness? The MDMA Story
Could a cure be on the way for mental illness? In today’s episode we’re talking with Dr. Rick Doblin PhD and Dr. Ben Sessa MD and award-winning journalist Rachel Nuwer about the most promising breakthrough treatment on the horizon for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PSTD).
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