Episode 114
Prof. Gul Dolen - Reopening The Brain's Critical Period & How MDMA Therapy Can Change Your Mind
THE NEW HEALTH CLUB · Anne Philippi
July 24, 202543m 39s
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Show Notes
Today, I am talking with Gul Dolen, a pioneering neuroscientist from Berkeley University and a leading expert in social behavior, psychedelics, and brain plasticity. Gül’s groundbreaking research has uncovered how hormones like oxytocin and serotonin interact in the brain to produce feelings of social connection. She has also explored how psychoactive drugs like MDMA can enhance social behaviors across species, including octopuses. Most recently, her work investigates how psychedelics can reopen critical periods of social reward learning, offering new hope for understanding and treating social disorders. We talk about the reopening of the brain’s critical periods and how MDMA therapy can change your mind.
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https://psychology.berkeley.edu/people/gul-dolen
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