Charan Ranganath

Very – I give you a story and it's like I tell you now viewed from the perspective of someone else and you're trying to remember it. You can remember things that you didn't remember the first time around. Changing your perspective can literally change what you remember. It can also change the narrative that you produce.

Very – I give you a story and it's like I tell you now viewed from the perspective of someone else and you're trying to remember it. You can remember things that you didn't remember the first time around. Changing your perspective can literally change what you remember. It can also change the narrative that you produce.

So now let's say you pull up this traumatic memory, but you're viewing it from the outside and you're feeling your heart's racing, your eyes are dilating, these crazy effects from psychedelic, but you're seeing it and it's not you. There's some deeper self you're feeling, whether it's true or not.

So now let's say you pull up this traumatic memory, but you're viewing it from the outside and you're feeling your heart's racing, your eyes are dilating, these crazy effects from psychedelic, but you're seeing it and it's not you. There's some deeper self you're feeling, whether it's true or not.

So now let's say you pull up this traumatic memory, but you're viewing it from the outside and you're feeling your heart's racing, your eyes are dilating, these crazy effects from psychedelic, but you're seeing it and it's not you. There's some deeper self you're feeling, whether it's true or not.

It's – I mean there's so much that we don't know and I think it's – and I will say that some of the psychedelic stuff is overhyped and there's not – some of the science is quite bad in that field right now.

It's – I mean there's so much that we don't know and I think it's – and I will say that some of the psychedelic stuff is overhyped and there's not – some of the science is quite bad in that field right now.

It's – I mean there's so much that we don't know and I think it's – and I will say that some of the psychedelic stuff is overhyped and there's not – some of the science is quite bad in that field right now.

Yeah. Yeah. I do think that some of the concerns they had in the FDA I take issue with. But what I will say is that – You have a drug that dramatically increases plasticity, but it changes dramatically the mental context that you have when you pull up the memory. So you have a real opportunity for memory updating. Now there's a phenomenon in the animal literature called reconsolidation,

Yeah. Yeah. I do think that some of the concerns they had in the FDA I take issue with. But what I will say is that – You have a drug that dramatically increases plasticity, but it changes dramatically the mental context that you have when you pull up the memory. So you have a real opportunity for memory updating. Now there's a phenomenon in the animal literature called reconsolidation,

Yeah. Yeah. I do think that some of the concerns they had in the FDA I take issue with. But what I will say is that – You have a drug that dramatically increases plasticity, but it changes dramatically the mental context that you have when you pull up the memory. So you have a real opportunity for memory updating. Now there's a phenomenon in the animal literature called reconsolidation,

where essentially the act of retrieving a memory opens it up to requiring some kinds of neuromodulators again to really promote resealing of the memory, so to speak. But it can also, if you interrupt it, you can erase the memories. And theoretically, if you can do that, you could also change the memories pretty significantly. So if I can vividly access some neural population that's

where essentially the act of retrieving a memory opens it up to requiring some kinds of neuromodulators again to really promote resealing of the memory, so to speak. But it can also, if you interrupt it, you can erase the memories. And theoretically, if you can do that, you could also change the memories pretty significantly. So if I can vividly access some neural population that's

where essentially the act of retrieving a memory opens it up to requiring some kinds of neuromodulators again to really promote resealing of the memory, so to speak. But it can also, if you interrupt it, you can erase the memories. And theoretically, if you can do that, you could also change the memories pretty significantly. So if I can vividly access some neural population that's

normally gives me this physiological response. It sets off this train of thoughts, and it's associated with this physical and mental context. And I can access those neurons, but dramatically reshape the context and dramatically reshape the narrative. I've created the opportunity for massive change. And I don't know if that's true, but it sure makes sense to me that that's the case.

normally gives me this physiological response. It sets off this train of thoughts, and it's associated with this physical and mental context. And I can access those neurons, but dramatically reshape the context and dramatically reshape the narrative. I've created the opportunity for massive change. And I don't know if that's true, but it sure makes sense to me that that's the case.

normally gives me this physiological response. It sets off this train of thoughts, and it's associated with this physical and mental context. And I can access those neurons, but dramatically reshape the context and dramatically reshape the narrative. I've created the opportunity for massive change. And I don't know if that's true, but it sure makes sense to me that that's the case.

Now, having said that, If you and me share our traumatic elements of our childhood, I'm sure we can go out for drinks and do this for quite a few hours, right? That in and of itself will also produce some change in our memories. It's very powerful. And I saw this in the clinic where I was doing group therapy with Vietnam vets. And I'm like... I'm a total fraud.

Now, having said that, If you and me share our traumatic elements of our childhood, I'm sure we can go out for drinks and do this for quite a few hours, right? That in and of itself will also produce some change in our memories. It's very powerful. And I saw this in the clinic where I was doing group therapy with Vietnam vets. And I'm like... I'm a total fraud.

Now, having said that, If you and me share our traumatic elements of our childhood, I'm sure we can go out for drinks and do this for quite a few hours, right? That in and of itself will also produce some change in our memories. It's very powerful. And I saw this in the clinic where I was doing group therapy with Vietnam vets. And I'm like... I'm a total fraud.