The wave of interest in hallucinogens has reached its proper academic home at UC Berkeley’s new Center for the Science of Psychedelics. Initial experiments will use psilocybin.
UC Berkeley
- The center will investigate cognition, perception and emotion and their biological bases in the human brain, all using psychedelics to conduct research. Also in development is a public-education component.
- “There’s never been a better time to start a center like this,” said UC Berkeley neuroscientist David Presti. The center was started with $1.25M in seed money from an anonymous donor.
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- Alessandra Nicole Russo of Arcata’s Arcana Armada is one of four psychedelic entrepreneurs chosen to take part in Tabula Rasa Ventures’ Fall 2020 business incubator program.
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