On Tuesday, November 3, 2009, at 10 PM ET/PT, National Geographic Channel's EXPLORER: INSIDE LSD puts this mysterious molecule back under the microscope. From psychedelics given to terminally ill patients, to reputedly the "world's purest LSD" administered in lab experiments, find out why some researchers believe this "trippy" drug could become the pharmaceutical of the future ― enhancing brain power, expanding creativity and even curing mental illness.
Now, after more than three decades, cutting-edge science takes on psychedelics again. At Purdue University, pharmacology professor Dave Nichols is one of a select group with permission to manufacture and experiment with LSD. His team uses some of the purest LSD ever made to study its molecular structure and effect on the brains of rats, with intriguing results. EXPLORER: INSIDE LSD shows how after chronic dosing, Nichols' rats begin to avoid social contact and mimic schizophrenic behavior in humans. Nichols believes his study may shed light on the chemical mechanisms underlying mental illnesses, potentially leading to cures.
Then, find out what an "acid trip" looks like inside the mind. At the University Hospital of Psychiatry in Zurich, Franz Vollenweider and his team are mapping brain activity during drug-induced altered states to investigate the "spiritual experience" often reported with use of psychedelics. Electrode images and PET scans create 3-D pictures of the brain on LSD, illustrating how it activates sections of the brain responsible for a sense of self, while shutting down the region that processes fear and anxiety, producing what Vollenweider calls "a feeling of oceanic boundlessness."
Terminal cancer patients may be among the first to legally experience the psychedelic effects of magic mushrooms. Psychiatrist Charles Grob and his colleague Alicia Danforth at UCLA-Harbor Medical Center are giving moderate doses of psilocybin, the hallucinogen found in "magic mushrooms," to late-stage terminal cancer patients. Their goal is to offer patients a transformative experience to allow them to come to terms with their impending death.
EXPLORER:
INSIDE LSD also takes a look at the
motivations of recreational users and
dealers. Follow a dealer who
prepares LSD-laced gummy candies for her clients,
and hear from one of the top LSD chemists in the
world, a convict who served six years in prison
and speaks for the first time on TV, sharing rare
footage of his illegal lab.
Then we'll talk to users like "Tea Faerie"
and "Burning Dan," who practice a hybrid of dance,
juggling and meditation and credit psychedelics
with improving their
creativity.
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Please take a moment to check out my documentary, LSD-POWER & CONTROL.
FEATURES : the CIA's LSD Brothel, Interview with one of the 20 Preachers involved with Leary's Miracle of Good Friday Experiment, New Interview with Ram Dass, and Yippie Paul Krassner and more.
Full Film posted at this youtube link
http://www.youtube.com/user/Realitysurfer#p/u/1/hZdz0G4lG6k