Psychedelics – Beyond Disease and Toward Human Potential | Matthew Johnson | TEDxHiltonHead
NOTE FROM TED: Please do not look to this talk for mental health advice. This talk represents the speaker's personal views and research approach to psychedelics, behavior, and mental health, which remains an emerging field of study with important safety and ethical considerations. Experiments discussed in this talk should not be performed outside of accredited research settings. We've flagged this talk because it falls outside the content guidelines TED gives TEDx organizers. TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_content_guidelines.pdf
Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a framework for human needs, with self-actualization at the pinnacle. For twenty years, Dr. Matthew Johnson has studied the effects of psychedelics on humans and believes these psychedelics are a powerful technology for maximizing conscious decision-making, which could lead to increased self-actualization. Matthew W. Johnson, Ph.D. is an experimental psychologist conducting human research on psychedelics. From 2004-2024 he conducted seminal psychedelic research at Johns Hopkins, revitalizing psychedelic research. In March 2024 he joined Sheppard Pratt to expand his psychedelic research. He has published research on psychedelics in relation to mystical experience, personality change, tobacco smoking cessation, cancer distress treatment, depression treatment, and psychedelic risks/safety guidelines. In 2021 he received as principal investigator the first grant in about 50 years from the US government to administer a classic psychedelic for treatment, specifically psilocybin for tobacco addiction. He is also known for his expertise in behavioral economics, addiction, sexual risk behavior, and research with a variety of drug classes. He has been Interviewed by Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, CNN, NPR, Fox News, BBC, Michael Pollan, Lex Fridman Podcast, Huberman Lab Podcast, and Big Think. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
NOTE FROM TED: Please do not look to this talk for mental health advice. This talk represents the speaker’s personal views and research approach to psychedelics, behavior, and mental health, which remains an emerging field of study with important safety and ethical considerations. Experiments discussed in this talk should not be performed outside of accredited research settings. We’ve flagged this talk because it falls outside the content guidelines TED gives TEDx organizers. TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_content_guidelines.pdf
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a framework for human needs, with self-actualization at the pinnacle. For twenty years, Dr. Matthew Johnson has studied the effects of psychedelics on humans and believes these psychedelics are a powerful technology for maximizing conscious decision-making, which could lead to increased self-actualization. Matthew W. Johnson, Ph.D. is an experimental psychologist conducting human research on psychedelics. From 2004-2024 he conducted seminal psychedelic research at Johns Hopkins, revitalizing psychedelic research. In March 2024 he joined Sheppard Pratt to expand his psychedelic research. He has published research on psychedelics in relation to mystical experience, personality change, tobacco smoking cessation, cancer distress treatment, depression treatment, and psychedelic risks/safety guidelines. In 2021 he received as principal investigator the first grant in about 50 years from the US government to administer a classic psychedelic for treatment, specifically psilocybin for tobacco addiction. He is also known for his expertise in behavioral economics, addiction, sexual risk behavior, and research with a variety of drug classes. He has been Interviewed by Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, CNN, NPR, Fox News, BBC, Michael Pollan, Lex Fridman Podcast, Huberman Lab Podcast, and Big Think. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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