Dennis McKenna

So, you know, this is all in the literature. What's happening is there is a change in connectivity of the synapses. in the brain, sort of a re-change that reflects these changes that you're having in the therapeutic state. Connectivity and also the two words are synaptogenesis, forming of connections between neurons. and neurogenesis, which is growth actually of new neurons.

So, you know, this is all in the literature. What's happening is there is a change in connectivity of the synapses. in the brain, sort of a re-change that reflects these changes that you're having in the therapeutic state. Connectivity and also the two words are synaptogenesis, forming of connections between neurons. and neurogenesis, which is growth actually of new neurons.

Psilocybin and other psychedelics initiate these processes. So yes, it rewires your brain in ways that are beneficial largely.

Psilocybin and other psychedelics initiate these processes. So yes, it rewires your brain in ways that are beneficial largely.

Psilocybin and other psychedelics initiate these processes. So yes, it rewires your brain in ways that are beneficial largely.

That's exactly right. It changes your perspective on things. And this can be very, very helpful and very therapeutic, particularly if you're trying – If you're dealing with something like intractable depression, I mean, so-called major depressive disorder, which is a clinically defined state, is what psilocybin was initially approved for in clinical studies.

That's exactly right. It changes your perspective on things. And this can be very, very helpful and very therapeutic, particularly if you're trying – If you're dealing with something like intractable depression, I mean, so-called major depressive disorder, which is a clinically defined state, is what psilocybin was initially approved for in clinical studies.

That's exactly right. It changes your perspective on things. And this can be very, very helpful and very therapeutic, particularly if you're trying – If you're dealing with something like intractable depression, I mean, so-called major depressive disorder, which is a clinically defined state, is what psilocybin was initially approved for in clinical studies.

But now that it's getting approved, it's applied to all these other things. For example, smoking cessation. There are studies with smoking cessation with psilocybin.

But now that it's getting approved, it's applied to all these other things. For example, smoking cessation. There are studies with smoking cessation with psilocybin.

But now that it's getting approved, it's applied to all these other things. For example, smoking cessation. There are studies with smoking cessation with psilocybin.

lifetime serious cigarette addicts three pack a day people over decades you know the treatment with psilocybin over you know three or four treatments with the proper integration preparation all that three or four treatments uh 80 percent of those people stopped smoking just stopped just And you know why?

lifetime serious cigarette addicts three pack a day people over decades you know the treatment with psilocybin over you know three or four treatments with the proper integration preparation all that three or four treatments uh 80 percent of those people stopped smoking just stopped just And you know why?

lifetime serious cigarette addicts three pack a day people over decades you know the treatment with psilocybin over you know three or four treatments with the proper integration preparation all that three or four treatments uh 80 percent of those people stopped smoking just stopped just And you know why?

I think, I mean, being experienced myself with psilocybin and also a former smoker, psilocybin didn't make me stop smoking. Various other things did. But I think what people, you know, if they come into it with a real sincere desire to stop smoking, you know, they have this experience. And they look at what they're doing to their body and how they're poisoning themselves.

I think, I mean, being experienced myself with psilocybin and also a former smoker, psilocybin didn't make me stop smoking. Various other things did. But I think what people, you know, if they come into it with a real sincere desire to stop smoking, you know, they have this experience. And they look at what they're doing to their body and how they're poisoning themselves.

I think, I mean, being experienced myself with psilocybin and also a former smoker, psilocybin didn't make me stop smoking. Various other things did. But I think what people, you know, if they come into it with a real sincere desire to stop smoking, you know, they have this experience. And they look at what they're doing to their body and how they're poisoning themselves.

And it's like their reaction is repulsion or revulsion. And it's like they're able to stop. And no other treatment for smoking cessation even comes close. 80% of the sample, these were lifelong smokers.

And it's like their reaction is repulsion or revulsion. And it's like they're able to stop. And no other treatment for smoking cessation even comes close. 80% of the sample, these were lifelong smokers.

And it's like their reaction is repulsion or revulsion. And it's like they're able to stop. And no other treatment for smoking cessation even comes close. 80% of the sample, these were lifelong smokers.