The Resource How to change your mind : the new science of psychedelics, Michael Pollan
How to change your mind : the new science of psychedelics, Michael Pollan
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- Summary
- A brilliant and brave investigation by Michael Pollan, author of five New York Times best sellers, into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs--and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences. When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety, he did not intend to write what is undoubtedly his most personal book. But upon discovering how these remarkable substances are improving the lives not only of the mentally ill but also of healthy people coming to grips with the challenges of everyday life, he decided to explore the landscape of the mind in the first person as well as the third. Thus began a singular adventure into the experience of various altered states of consciousness, along with a dive deep into both the latest brain science and the thriving underground community of psychedelic therapists. Pollan sifts the historical record to separate the truth about these mysterious drugs from the myths that have surrounded them since the 1960s, when a handful of psychedelic evangelists catalysed a powerful backlash against what was then a promising field of research. A unique and elegant blend of science, memoir, travel writing, history, and medicine, How to Change Your Mind is a triumph of participatory journalism. By turns dazzling and edifying, it is the gripping account of a journey to an exciting and unexpected new frontier in our understanding of the mind, the self, and our place in the world. The true subject of Pollan's "mental travelogue" is not just psychedelic drugs but also the eternal puzzle of human consciousness and how, in a world that offers us both struggle and beauty, we can do our best to be fully present and find meaning in our lives
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 465 pages
- Contents
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- Machine generated contents note: ch. One A Renaissance
- ch. Two Natural History: Bemushroomed
- Coda
- ch. Three History: The First Wave
- pt. I The Promise
- pt. II The Crack-Up
- Coda
- ch. Four Travelogue: Journeying Underground
- Trip One LSD
- Trip Two Psilocybin
- Trip Three 5-MeO-DMT (or, The Toad)
- ch. Five The Neuroscience: Your Brain on Psychedelics
- ch. Six The Trip Treatment: Psychedelics in Psychotherapy
- One.Dying
- Two.Addiction
- Three.Depression
- Coda: Going to Meet My Default Mode Network
- Isbn
- 9780241294222
- Label
- How to change your mind : the new science of psychedelics
- Title
- How to change your mind
- Title remainder
- the new science of psychedelics
- Statement of responsibility
- Michael Pollan
- Subject
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- Hallucinogenic drugs -- Physiological effect
- Hallucinogenic drugs -- Psychological aspects
- trueHallucinogenic drugs -- Therapeutic use
- Pollan, Michael, 1955- -- Mental health
- Hallucinations and illusions -- Social aspects
- truePsychotherapy patients -- Biography
- Pollan, Michael. -- Mental health
- trueHallucinogenic drugs -- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A brilliant and brave investigation by Michael Pollan, author of five New York Times best sellers, into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs--and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences. When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety, he did not intend to write what is undoubtedly his most personal book. But upon discovering how these remarkable substances are improving the lives not only of the mentally ill but also of healthy people coming to grips with the challenges of everyday life, he decided to explore the landscape of the mind in the first person as well as the third. Thus began a singular adventure into the experience of various altered states of consciousness, along with a dive deep into both the latest brain science and the thriving underground community of psychedelic therapists. Pollan sifts the historical record to separate the truth about these mysterious drugs from the myths that have surrounded them since the 1960s, when a handful of psychedelic evangelists catalysed a powerful backlash against what was then a promising field of research. A unique and elegant blend of science, memoir, travel writing, history, and medicine, How to Change Your Mind is a triumph of participatory journalism. By turns dazzling and edifying, it is the gripping account of a journey to an exciting and unexpected new frontier in our understanding of the mind, the self, and our place in the world. The true subject of Pollan's "mental travelogue" is not just psychedelic drugs but also the eternal puzzle of human consciousness and how, in a world that offers us both struggle and beauty, we can do our best to be fully present and find meaning in our lives
- Cataloging source
- APLS
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1955-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Pollan, Michael
- Dewey number
- 615.7883
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Pollan, Michael
- Pollan, Michael.
- Hallucinogenic drugs
- Psychotherapy patients
- Hallucinogenic drugs
- Hallucinogenic drugs
- Hallucinogenic drugs
- Hallucinations and illusions
- Label
- How to change your mind : the new science of psychedelics, Michael Pollan
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: ch. One A Renaissance -- ch. Two Natural History: Bemushroomed -- Coda -- ch. Three History: The First Wave -- pt. I The Promise -- pt. II The Crack-Up -- Coda -- ch. Four Travelogue: Journeying Underground -- Trip One LSD -- Trip Two Psilocybin -- Trip Three 5-MeO-DMT (or, The Toad) -- ch. Five The Neuroscience: Your Brain on Psychedelics -- ch. Six The Trip Treatment: Psychedelics in Psychotherapy -- One.Dying -- Two.Addiction -- Three.Depression -- Coda: Going to Meet My Default Mode Network
- Control code
- 000062366513
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- x, 465 pages
- Isbn
- 9780241294222
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1013590766
- Label
- How to change your mind : the new science of psychedelics, Michael Pollan
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: ch. One A Renaissance -- ch. Two Natural History: Bemushroomed -- Coda -- ch. Three History: The First Wave -- pt. I The Promise -- pt. II The Crack-Up -- Coda -- ch. Four Travelogue: Journeying Underground -- Trip One LSD -- Trip Two Psilocybin -- Trip Three 5-MeO-DMT (or, The Toad) -- ch. Five The Neuroscience: Your Brain on Psychedelics -- ch. Six The Trip Treatment: Psychedelics in Psychotherapy -- One.Dying -- Two.Addiction -- Three.Depression -- Coda: Going to Meet My Default Mode Network
- Control code
- 000062366513
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- x, 465 pages
- Isbn
- 9780241294222
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1013590766
Subject
- Hallucinogenic drugs -- Physiological effect
- Hallucinogenic drugs -- Psychological aspects
- trueHallucinogenic drugs -- Therapeutic use
- Pollan, Michael, 1955- -- Mental health
- Hallucinations and illusions -- Social aspects
- truePsychotherapy patients -- Biography
- Pollan, Michael. -- Mental health
- trueHallucinogenic drugs -- History
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