Truffle therapy in the Netherlands is running ahead of the science
The promising results of psychedelic treatments in small scale clinical trials are feeding an emergent health and wellness industry around these substances. The Netherlands, where psilocybin truffles remain unregulated, has become fertile ground for entrepreneurs [...]
How psychedelics can cause ‘the overview effect’
In this short highlight from our previous convention, neuroscientist Robin Carhart-Harris (PhD) compares the idea of ego-dissolution to the “overview” effect experienced by astronauts.
Remembering Jordi Riba – Pioneering ayahuasca researcher
We are deeply saddened by the loss of pharmacologist dr. Jordi Riba, probably the most prominent psychedelic researcher in Catalunya and Spain, and a true pioneer in the biomedical study of ayahuasca. Jordi was a [...]
The OPEN Foundation in Vrij Nederland magazine
In an article about the relentless rise of psychedelic research, the latest issue of Vrij Nederland magazine (December 12, 2015) extensively mentions The OPEN Foundation. In her article entitled “Tripping on prescription”, journalist Freke Vuijst [...]
In Memoriam Alexander ‘Sasha’ Shulgin
With great sadness, the OPEN foundation would like to acknowledge the death of maverick chemist Alexander “Sasha” Shulgin, who passed away on June 2nd. Dubbed “the godfather of Ecstasy,” Shulgin was credited with introducing MDMA [...]
In memory of Andrew Sewell
The sad news has reached us that Andrew Sewell passed away on Sunday July 21st while he was recovering from surgery. R. Andrew Sewell, MD, was assistant professor of Psychiatry at Yale University where he [...]
Psychedelic research in popular literature
The Dutch KIJK magazine printed an article on research on psychedelics. “Tripping away your problems: a slow revival of drugs as medicine”. Reporter Jop de Vrieze interviewed scientists among whom psychiatrists Andrew Feldmár en Charles [...]