#5 - Manesh Girn - The Psychedelic Scientist MIND THINGS

Manesh is currently a PhD student in Neuroscience at McGill University and has been lead or co-author on over a dozen scientific publications and book chapters on topics including psychedelics, meditation, daydreaming, and the default-mode network. He is currently conducting research on the brain mechanisms underlying LSD, psilocybin, and DMT, in collaboration with Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris and others from the Imperial College London Center for Psychedelic Research. 



In his free time, he also runs a YouTube channel - called The Psychedelic Scientist - where he discusses the latest findings in psychedelic science in an easy to understand, but non-superficial, form.

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SHOW NOTES

2:01 - The Path to Becoming The Psychedelic Scientist

5:11 - Personal Experiences with Psychedelics

9:22 - The Case for Not Tailoring Psychedelics

13:03 - Can Psychedelics Enhance our Ability to Learn?

16:23 - How to Determine if Microdosing is Working

19:36 - How the Default Mode Network Influences Our Day-to-Day Lives

23:04 - What Inspired Him to Start The Psychedelic Scientist

26:29 - Why Psychedelics Won't Make You a Better Person

27:59 - Why Free Will Doesn't Exist

31:26 - Can NeuraLink Mimic a Psychedelic Experience

YouTube Clips and more info on this episode can be found at www.mindthings.co/manesh/

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LINKS

The Psychedelic Scientist YouTube Channel

The Psychedelic Scientist Instagram

Manesh's Twitter

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