Natasha L Mason

Voting is still open until the end of this week—find the link in the article!
@maastrichtu.bsky.social @newscientistnl.bsky.social

Recently interviewed by Maastricht University about #psychedelic research, working with participants, and the potential impact of this field on mental health care. We also spoke about what it means to be nominated for the New Scientist award: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/beyond-...

Honored to be nominated for the 2025 New Scientist Award! 🎉 Excited to see #psychedelic research—and my work on the neural and cognitive effects—gaining more and more recognition in science. I'd be grateful if you can vote for me, using the link below or here: www.newscientist.nl/polls/new-sc...

So begins our first symposium of the day on Paradoxical Creative Thinking and the Changing Brain! Victor Altmayer discusses how the DMN influences goal oriented associative thinking

🧠✨How do we rebuild our memories? In our new study, we show that hippocampal ripples kickstart a coordinated expansion of cortical activity that helps reconstruct past experiences.

We recorded iEEG from patients during memory retrieval... and found something really cool 👇(thread)

Our new paper - the first peer-reviewed brain and phenomenological examination of 5-MeO-DMT is out in Neuro of Consciousness.

TLDR: We tested whether ‘the mount Everest’ of psychedelics could induce a complete state of consciousness deconstruction while preserving awareness. 1/n

#neuroskyence

Would love to join!

New year, new special issue from the American Journal of Psychiatry. This one on #psychedelics - including a review from us on the benefits and challenges of ultra-fast, short-acting psychedelics like #5-MeO-DMT. See the full issue here psychiatryonline.org/toc/ajp/182/1

Are you a creativity researcher just starting in Bluesky? Check out the @tsfnc SfNC Starter Pack! go.bsky.app/S5Ce66c

Planning to take a psychedelic? Before you do, please join our study on memories in psychedelic experiences at tinyurl.com/psmemory!

Any adult taking a psychedelic in any context may join. The first part will only take 5-10 mins of your time. Participation and sharing much appreciated!

"A neural basis for distinguishing imagination from reality"

This new preprint from @nadinedijkstra.bsky.social @peterkok.bsky.social & @smfleming.bsky.social is simply *stunning*.

Beautifully elegant design, cognitive modelling, and brain imaging. Total package. osf.io/preprints/ps... 🧠📈 🧪

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Looking for volunteers who want to participate in a psychedelic study with their partner. Have to be able to travel to Maastricht for 5 lab visits.

We investigated the acute and persisting (7 day post) impact of psilocybin on immune status and the stress response, in healthy volunteers. We found rapid and persisting reductions in pro-inflammatory cytokines, that related to increases in mood and sociability

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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I love this! Do you sell prints?

breaking: karl friston to be named secretary of the department of energy

We investigated the acute and persisting (7 day post) impact of psilocybin on immune status and the stress response, in healthy volunteers. We found rapid and persisting reductions in pro-inflammatory cytokines, that related to increases in mood and sociability

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Looking for volunteers who want to participate in a psychedelic study with their partner. Have to be able to travel to Maastricht for 5 lab visits.