Description:  In Conversation with the Host Friedrich Wicke, Prof. Kim Kuypers talks about her research about Psychedelics. She covers substances like LSD, Psilocybin, MDMA and Ayahuasca. She explains how Psychedelics work, what their effects on creativity and Neuroplasticity are, potential use-cases to treat Depression and Anxiety, Microdosing, and the risks of Psychedelics. Affiliate Links for the Books: Alexander Shulgin: PIHKAL: A Chemical Love Story https://amzn.to/3KMwqfr Leon Chaitow: Candida Albicans https://amzn.to/3KLHA3W Podcast Info: Website: http://www.thinkersandmakers.eu Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dpi58lTuwYmgzvRq1U4Td Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1673833614 RSS: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2030278.rss Instagram: http://instagram.com/thinkersandmakers.eu/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fridowicke Chapters 0:00 Intro 01:50 LSD 06:13 Psychedelics 08:10 Researching Psychedelics & MDMA 15:32 Microdosing 19:09 Creativity & Divergent Thinking 26:30 Psychedelics to treat Depression 32:40 Neuroplasticity & Skill acquisition 35:20 Psychedelics to treat Anxiety 37:15 How do Psychedelics work 43:50 Risks of Psychedelics 51:25 Empathy, MDMA to treat Trauma patients 1:02:00 Future Research in Psychedelics 1:06:45 Failure 1:09:15 Book Recommendations