Meditation and Psychedelics Have Similar Effects On Our Brains: Do We Need Both?
The synergy between meditation and psychedelics has been long understood. Now, as research explores the benefits, do we need both?
Evan Lewis-Healey is a Cognitive Neuroscience researcher and science writer from the UK. He studied a Master's in Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Amsterdam (UvA), where he spent his time researching and writing about the neuroscience of psychedelics and meditation. Alongside writing, Evan is also a research assistant at the UvA, and is seeking a PhD in the neuroscience of altered states of consciousness.
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