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SUMMARY:A simplified view of neuroplasticity\, neuroimmunomodulation and n
 eurotransmission effects induced by psychedelics - Dr. Antonio Inserra\, N
 eurobiological Psychiatry Unit\, McGill University
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CONTACT:Bianca De Sanctis
DESCRIPTION:The Cambridge Psychedelic Society is very excited to host Dr. 
 Antonio Inserra! \n\nPlease find the zoom link for this talk here: \nhttps
 ://us02web.zoom.us/j/86516363238?pwd=WlA5T0VWM2JuUkhyaE1YTXl0Rm9tUT09\n\nA
 bstract: Mounting evidence points towards safety and efficacy of psychedel
 ic therapy as a potential novel therapy in psychiatry\, suggesting that th
 e use of these compounds might become integrated into modern society. Alth
 ough our understanding of the neurobiological processes involved has incre
 ased exponentially in the last 20 years\, many questions remain. In this p
 resentation I will give a simplified overview of our current understanding
  of the effects of psychedelics on biological processes involved with neur
 oplasticity\, neuroimmunomodulation and neurotransmission. Moreover\, I wi
 ll discuss soon-to-be published effects of LSD on social behavior and the 
 reticular thalamus\, one of the brain structures thought to be involved in
  awareness and social behavior. Lastly\, I will outline future research di
 rections\, long-term studies\, and side effects that need to be carefully 
 addressed to consolidate and expand on the findings so far available and t
 o further scrutinize a potential transition into mainstream medicine.\n\nD
 r. Inserra is a Postdoctoral research fellow at the Neurobiological Psychi
 atry Unit at McGill University\, in Montreal\, Canada. Dr. Inserra has obt
 ained a bachelor in biotechnology for the production of diagnostics\, ther
 apeutics and vaccines at the University of Urbino\, Italy\, in which he fo
 cused on gene therapy\, a master’s in Biotechnology and Translational Ps
 ychiatry at the John Curtin School of Medical Research\, Australian Nation
 al University\, Canberra\, Australia\, in which he investigated the relati
 onships between stress\, the immune system and epigenetics\, and a PhD in 
 Neuroimmunopharmacology at the Flinders University and the South Australia
 n Health and Medical Research Institute investigating antinflammatory ther
 apies as a potential novel therapy in psychiatry. Subsequently\, Dr. Inser
 ra joined the Neurobiological  Psychiatry Unit at McGill University\, Mont
 real\, where he is involved in a translational study investigating  the ef
 fects of psychedelic compounds on the reticular thalamus\, a brain structu
 re involved in the generation of awareness and social behaviour. For more 
 information\, see his recently published literature review entitled ”Psy
 chedelics in Psychiatry: Neuroplastic\, Immunomodulatory\, and Neurotransm
 itter Mechanisms” available here https://pharmrev.aspetjournals.org/cont
 ent/73/1/202 \, or check out his google scholar profile here: https://scho
 lar.google.com/citations?user=Mj_VJJ0AAAAJ\n\n\n\nThe Cambridge Psychedeli
 c Society was started last year as a platform to encourage discussion and 
 education about psychedelic substances\, their use in medicine\, as well a
 s their cultural\, legal\, philosophical\, and artistic impacts. Everyone 
 welcome. Advertising or soliciting illegal drugs is strictly prohibited.\n
 \nJoin our Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/psychedelicsoc/\n\
 nJoin our mailing list here: https://mailchi.mp/f0eb54c6cbf6/psychedelics
LOCATION:Online
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