Gary Belkin

1 month ago | psychiatrictimes.com | Gary Belkin |H. Steven Moffic

PSYCHIATRIC VIEWS ON THE DAILY NEWSIntroduction by H. Steven Moffic, MDAs is now becoming apparent, we are in an age of overlapping polycrises, including wars, climate change, burnout, and authoritarian leadership. One recent deadly offshoot in the US is the shooting of 2 Israeli Embassy staff attending an event for peace in Washington DC last night.

2 months ago | pnas.org | Ans Vercammen |Britt Wray |Yoshika Crider |Gary Belkin

CHEMISTRYRat cortical neurons treated with the LSD analog JRT display high densities of spines along the branching dendrites. Nonhallucinogenic LSD analog and neuroplasticityNeuropsychiatric conditions, such as schizophrenia, are linked to cortical neuron atrophy and reduced neuronal spine density, a measure of neuroplasticity.