# #030 Roland Griffiths, Ph.D. on Psilocybin, Psychedelic Therapies & Mystical Experiences

An episode of [FoundMyFitness](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/818198322), 19 Jan 2017, 1 h 18 min.

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Dr. Roland R. Griffiths Dr. Roland R. Griffiths is a clinical pharmacologist at Johns Hopkins and has been researching mood-altering compounds for over 40 years. As an unusually prolific scientist, having published over 360-times, he's also responsible for having started the psilocybin research program at Johns Hopkins nearly 2 decades ago. In this podcast, you'll discover: • (00:00) Introduction • (04:05) Psilocybin produces meaningful mind-altering effects • (12:52) Psilocybin can treat depression and anxiety in people with life-threatening cancer 1 • (22:53) Psilocybin rewires the brain, preferentially breaking fear-based circuits • (28:11) Meditation and psychedelics quiet neural activity of the default mode network • (34:09) "The hard problem of consciousness" may not be solved by neuroscience • (40:16) Psilocybin helps people quit smoking (80 percent abstinence at six months post-treatment) 2 • (47:08) The risks of psilocybin include bad trips and psychiatric problems • (01:02:00) Meditation delivers similar benefits to psilocybin without the risks • (01:07:18) Sauna use improves mood Salvinorin A • (01:10:23) Salvinorin A, ayahuasca, and other psychedelics If you're interested in learning more, you can read the full show notes here: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/episodes/roland-griffiths Join over 300,000 people and get the latest distilled information on psilocybin, psychedelic therapies & mystical experiences straight to your inbox weekly: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/newsletter Become a FoundMyFitness premium member to get access to exclusive episodes, emails, live Q+A's with Rhonda and more: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/crowdsponsor

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