David Carvalho NicholsCamus — Today’s Digital (In)Human CrisisAlbert Camus, in his essay The Human Crisis, discussed a French generation of people born during the first great war, a generation who…Sep 5, 2021Sep 5, 2021
David Carvalho NicholsExploration and Discovery — A Genetic Predisposition?Fruit Flies — Risky Foraging Predicted by Gene VariantsSep 3, 2021Sep 3, 2021
David Carvalho NicholsIntroduction to Psilocybin — A Journey At NYUAs I have talked about at great length in previous posts, December 11th marked the beginning of a treacherous journey. First, I was…Sep 2, 2021Sep 2, 2021
David Carvalho NicholsExercise and the mindParaphrasing a bit here from a book I recently picked up (by recently, I mean today), but there is one thing neuroscientists can assert…Sep 1, 2021Sep 1, 2021
David Carvalho NicholsAyahuasca — A Cure for Anxiety?As is valid with anxiety, generally speaking, the options for treating social anxiety are particularly limited for social anxiety…Aug 30, 2021Aug 30, 2021
David Carvalho NicholsThe Revolution Is Coming Psychiatry May Never Be The SameIn a small room at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Michael Pollan, an influential writer on the topic of psychedelic medicine and…Aug 26, 2021Aug 26, 2021
David Carvalho NicholsRecent Studies Suggest A Promising Use Case For Treating Bipolar Disorder With PsilocybinPsilocybin, Formerly Identified As A Poison For Individuals Treating Manic DepressionAug 25, 2021Aug 25, 2021
David Carvalho NicholsA Mind Divided by ZeroJames, a student at St. Francis, sits in the lobby outside the college preparatory institution’s counselors office. He notices something…Aug 23, 2021Aug 23, 2021
David Carvalho NicholsWhy Cattle Don’t Have Heartburn — The Brain and Bodily Mechanics of Rumination, Stress, and a Few…The brain mechanisms of stress and joy are damn complicated. This makes “self-help” a monster of a journey. Thankfully, the medical…Aug 23, 2021Aug 23, 2021