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I agree, that story is fascinating. In fact the shift in the 1950s in how scientists thought about psychedelics is actually what my second book (in progress) is
by benbreen 5y ago
I agree, that story is fascinating. In fact the shift in the 1950s in how scientists thought about psychedelics is actually what my second book (in progress) is about. The Abramson cited in that study is one of the main people I've been researching: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Alexander_Abramson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Alexander_Abramson
So as a follow on, I know this is a long shot but if anyone reading this has family or professional connections to some of the people involved in that first generation of psychedelic research in the 1950s and early 1960s (yes, they are old now, but at least a few are still around) please get in touch with me. I've been conducting oral history interviews for the past year or two and finding out all kinds of interesting things.
- pmoriarty 5y agoI'd recommend getting in touch with the Psychedelic Salon[1] and the Aware Project[2]. They have deep contacts with the psychedelic community, and have themselves interviewed many of the early pioneers. [1] - https://psychedelicsalon.com/ https://psychedelicsalon.com/ [2] - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0oErWkP157InE47YAuhzPg/videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0oErWkP157InE47YAuhzPg/vid...