Community Focused Research for Addiction ft. Samantha Bumgardaner
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Dr. Jaster is joined by Samantha Bumgardaner, MS, who is currently studying substance ...
Entheogenic Decrim in Michigan ft. Rep. Mike McFall and Julie Barron
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This special episode of Psychedelic Brain Science is a collaboration with Psychedelic State(s) of Am...
Naturalistic Psilocybin and Addictive Behaviors ft. Dr. Jérémie Richard
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode Dr. Jaster is joined by Dr. Jérémie Richard, a psychologist and Assistant Professor a...
The Fight for Psilocybin Rescheduling ft. Dr. Sunil Aggarwal and Shane Pennington
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, Alaina discusses the ongoing fight for the rescheduling of psilocybin with ...
Are the Kids Alright? Part 2: Cannabis Use in Adolescents ft. Brooke Sanders
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Alaina Jaster is joined by Brooke Sanders, MS, a translational neuroscientist focused on underst...
Causal Fridays: Bathtub Jeans and Gene Therapy
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first Causal Friday! These short segments are all about chatting casually with friend...
Are the Kids Alright? Psychedelic Use in Adolescents ft. Dr. David Sjöström
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Alaina Jaster is joined by child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. David Sjöström who is at the ...
Cross-Collaborative Exploration of Psilocybin's Effects ft. Odilia Lu, Dr. Robert Malenka & Dr. Boris Heifets
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The final episode of Season 4 of Psychedelic Brain Science discusses a recent preprint that gets at ...
Touch in Psychedelic Therapy ft. Kayla Greenstien
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Jaster is joined by Kayla Greenstien, a PhD candidate at the University of Sydn...
Science Under Threat! ft. Dr. Hilary Marusak & Dr. Christine Rabinak
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of Psychedelic Brain Science, Dr. Alaina Jaster is joined by Dr. Hilary Maru...
Open Psychedelic Evaluation Nexus ft. Dr. Jason Luoma
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this weeks ISRP Speaker Spotlight Alaina is joined by psychologist and co-founder of the Open Psy...
Ibogaine & Ocular Dominance Plasticity ft. Alejo Acuña
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This weeks ISRP Speaker Spotlight is Alejo Acuña, a PhD student in Biology at the Neuroplasticity U...
Psychedelic Therapy... in Rodents? ft. Kate Lawson
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is the first of three in our special ISRP Speaker Spotlight series. We've decided t...
What is a Psychedelic? ft. Dr. Boris Heifets
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Alaina discusses the evolving language about some of our favorite substances and ho...
Special Episode: Charting a Path Forward ft. Dr. Gill Bedi & Dr. Neşe Devenot
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This special episode includes presentations from a recent workshop, where Dr. Alaina Jaster, Dr. Neş...
Seeing Through the Smoke ft. Dr. Peter Grinspoon
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alaina is joined by physician, author, activist and educator Dr. Peter Grinspoon to discuss the use ...
Psychedelic Circuits: The Amygdala ft. Dr. Devin Effinger
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is the last of the Psychedelic Circuits mini-series! Today, Alaina gives a brief overvi...
Special Episode: Tales from the DEA Hearing ft. Jack Gorsline
24 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a super extra special episode of Psychedelic Brain Science! Dr. Jaster has finally settle...
Psychedelic Circuits: The Spinal Cord ft. Dr. Raul Ramos
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is the second installment of the mini-series focused on brain circuits outside of the t...
Psychedelic Circuits: The Claustrum ft. Tanner Anderson
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is the first of three in a mini-series focused on brain circuits outside of the typical...
Sensible Drug Policy in the Psychedelic Era Part 2 ft. Dr. Elijah Ullman, Brett Phelps & Robert Rush
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to season 4. In this two part episode, Alaina talks about the ongoing petition against the D...
Special Episode: The State of Psychoactive/Entheogenic Plants and Fungi
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for this special episode featuring discussion from the Richmond, VA annual Mushroom Mania fe...
Season 4 Preview: Psychedelic Brain Science
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alaina and Zarmeen are BACK BABY! In this short episode, they wanted to give some updates on their l...
See Ya Later Alligators
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alaina and Zarmeen announce their hiatus for YBOS while they finish up their PhDs! Time flies when y...
Literature Review: Psychedelics & Addiction
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To bring this series full circle, Alaina does a quick summary of some of the current clinical and pr...
Psychedelics to Treat Substance Use Disorders ft. Albert Garcia-Romeu
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alaina is joined by Dr. Albert Garcia-Romeu, a clinical researcher and associate professor at Johns ...
The Non-Addictive Nature of Psychedelics
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alaina gives a quick and dirty breakdown about all things drug use. She breaks down the different de...
Journal Club: Comparing Altered States of Consciousness
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week A & Z do a journal club style episode where they briefly discuss the rationale, method...
Ambivalence in the Psychedelic Experience ft. Abigail Calder
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alaina is joined by fellow PhD candidate Abigail Calder to discuss her ongoing work on psychedelics ...
Psychedelics & Sports: ft. Riley Cote
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of YBOS, Zarmeen chats with former NHL player and now co-founder of Athletes for Car...
Psychedelics & Sports: Kickoff ft. Anna Symonds
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy fourth everyone!! Join Zarmeen as she kicks of her psychedelics and sports series with former ...
Are Psychedelics Anti-inflammatory? ft. Dr. Charles Nichols
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Alaina and Dr. Charles Nichols, professor of pharmacology and researcher at Louisiana State Uni...
The Mystical Mouse ft. Dr. Jennifer Wolstenholme and Dr. Peter Hamilton
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode of Your Brain on Science, Alaina is going to try and get some answers to the que...
WTF is a head twitch? ft. Dr. Mario de la Fuente
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alaina is joined by colleague and friend, Dr. Mario de la Fuente Revenga to discuss the popular psyc...
Season 3: Science Blitz!
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A & Z catch you up on all the things that have happened in the last few months! We also feature ...
Special Episode: Revolutionary Drug Reform ft. Congressman Earl Blumenauer
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a special episode with A & Z, where they are joined by US Congressman Earl Blumenauer...
420: Is Cannabis a Psychedelic?
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy 420! Join Alaina and Zarmeen for this special episode about cannabis, where they discuss how i...
Special Episode: Paradise or Inferno ft. Leonard Pickard
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Bicycle Day!!! To celebrate, A & Z have brought you a very special episode of Your Brain o...
Your Brain on LSD
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alaina & Zarmeen do a crash course in LSD, discussing the pharmacology, subjective effects and h...
Journal Club: LSD Microdosing...at Home?
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join A & Z as they discuss a recent journal article focused on the safety and tolerability of LS...
Psychedelics and the Corporate World ft. Russell Hausfeld
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Zarmeen speaks with Russell Hausfeld of Psymposia about psychedelics and the corpor...
Therapists Who Trip ft. Dr. Jacob S. Aday
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alaina is joined today by Dr. Jacob S. Aday, first author of a recent publication surveying psychede...
Psychedelic Theory: Self-Concept & Ego ft. Dr. Neşe Devenot
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alaina sits down with Dr. Neşe Devenot, a psychedelics and bioethics researcher to talk about their...
The Brain: A Prediction Machine
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks episode Zarmeen tackles predictive coding! She chats about what this neuroscientific f...
Psychedelic Theory: Common Factors Of Psychotherapy ft. Dr. Natalie Gukasyan
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week Alaina is joined by Dr. Natalie Gukasyan, a psychiatrist and clinical researcher at Johns ...
Journal Club: Vargas et al - Intracellular 5-HT2ARs?
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Zarmeen and Alaina this week as they discuss a recent research article challenging the currentl...
Psychedelic Theory: Attention & Experience ft. Jason Day
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of YBOS, Zarmeen speaks with PhD candidate Jason Day about his thesis work which loo...
Psychedelic Harm Reduction
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of YBOS, Alaina and Zarmeen talk about harm reduction! From the origins of these pro...
Patents, Regulations and REMS...Oh my! ft. Graham Pechenik
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on YBOS, Alaina is joined by cannabis and psychedelic patent lawyer, Graham Pechenik. Here...
Sensible Drug Policy in the Psychedelic Era ft. Dr. Elijah Ullman & Dr. Lindsey Galbo-Thomma
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Your Brain on Science, Alaina is joined by two fellow pharmacologist and activists, Lin...
Journal Club: Rotz et al 2023
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Zarmeen and Alaina as they discuss the first paper for Journal Club 2023! This is one of the fi...
Season 2: Big Facts & Fun Reacts
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the official second season of Psychedelic Brain Science with Zarmeen and Alaina! Thi...
Microdosing: Magic or Myth?
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Alaina and Zarmeen in the final episode of Season 1!! They are jumping right into all things mi...
Plasticity & Psychoplastogens ft. Dr. Lindsay Cameron
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alaina is joined this week by Dr. Lindsay Cameron, a PhD graduate from University San Diego and curr...
What is Neuronal Plasticity?
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks episode Zarmeen kicks off the plasticity mini series with a dive into functional plast...
DMN: The Good, Bad, and Trippy ft. Haley Dourron
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks episode Zarmeen talks to you about the Default Mode Network and its utility in theorie...
Journal Club: COMPASS Psilocybin Phase 2 Results
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Alaina and Zarmeen this week as they celebrate Zarmeen's birthday by diving into the recent...
Chemistry Corner: Phenethylamines ft. Dr. Harrison Elder
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Alaina and Harrison continue their discussion about structure, function and some of the wa...
Chemistry Corner: Tryptamines versus Ergolines ft. Dr. Harrison Elder
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Alaina as she jumps into her favorite topic - how drugs work! She's going to discuss the ba...
Journal Club: Designing Psychedelics Without the Trip
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Alaina and Zarmeen as they discuss the paper titled "Bespoke library docking for 5-HT2A recepto...
HTCYM...Or Not?
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alaina and Zarmeen finally share their thoughts on the How to Change Your Mind Docuseries. The conte...
Hype or Hope? Part 2
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Your Brain on Science, Zarmeen talks about the Hope in psychedelic research! She ...
Hype or Hope? Part 1
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Your Brain on Science, Alaina breaks down the sensationalist hype in the psychedelic...
The A to Z's of Understanding Scientific Research Articles
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever read an article and been extremely confused by all the jargon? Have you ever questione...
Introduction to Your Brain on Science
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everyone!! This is the first ever episode of YBOS and we really hope to introduce you all to wha...