NEUR 3403 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Eyewitness Testimony, Psilocybin Mushroom, Growth Factor
20 Dec 2019
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Magic mushrooms (or related drugs): can be used to treat ptsd. Useful when working with therapists as brain may be more open so it will make it easier to accept new methods or help form new connections to prevent associated anxiety: accessibility of thoughts and cognitions. Marijuana: restricted for long time - made it hard for research. Still difficult to do it even though it is legal in canada. It might have positive effects, but we don"t really know. Small (modest) effects on anxiety, stress responses, epilepsy, anti-pain properties, anti-nausea. Most people who use thc and have ptsd do it on their own: should probably do it with doctor to form the correct connections, still key in reducing anxiety. Memories processes in ptsd: memory is very malleable and not that reliable. Eye-witness testimony can sound right, but they may just be saying what they believe.
