An original and thrilling investigation into psychedelics and the claims that currently surround them achieving profound insights Mike Jay author of Psychonauts Psychedelics have made a comeback but the truth is they remain a mystery In this daring profound and wildly entertaining investigation clinical neuropsychologist Andy Mitchell tests the claims being made for these substances by taking ten different psychedelics in ten different settings Journeying from a neuroimaging lab in London to the Colombian Amazon via Silicon Valley and his friend s basement kitchen his encounters with scientists and gangsters venture capitalists and con men psychonauts and shamans and above all with the drugs themselves take us beyond the hype and reveal the reality of psychedelics in all their strangeness darkness and wonder Canny and somewhat sceptical rigorous and penetrating This is a wonderful book a journey into the nature and potential of consciousness itself Literary Review An incisive deeply personal and beautifully written account of the power the uses and the modern misuses of psychedelics Highly recommended Anil Seth author of Being You Utterly compelling Some books are in a category of their own and this is one them Reading it is lik
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Cornerstone
ISBN: 9781529923735
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 352
Tiempo de lectura:
7h 15m
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 06/06/2024
Año de edición: 2024
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Escrito por Andy Mitchell
Andy Mitchell es neuropsicólogo y terapeuta. Se ha especializado en el tratamiento de pacientes con enfermedades cerebrales raras, traumatismos craneoencefálicos y epilepsia, y en la aplicación del mindfulness a pacientes neurológicos. Como terapeuta ha trabajado con personas que padecían diversos trastornos mentales y ha participado en proyectos solidarios con ciudadanos sin hogar en Reino Unido, miembros de bandas callejeras en Los Ángeles y niños con discapacidad en la India. Antes de dedicarse a la medicina, se licenció en Literatura Inglesa en la Universidad de Oxford. Es originario de Leeds.