10 Surprising Facts About Hallucinogens, Psychedelics And “Magic Mushrooms”

Source: www.promegaconnections.com | Original Post Date: March 11, 2011 –

“Unlike scientism, science in the true sense of the word is open to unbiased investigation of any existing phenomena.” – Stanislav Grof

The BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute, which is located at Promega Corporation in Madison, Wisconsin, recently hosted the 10th Annual International Bioethics Forum titled “Manifesting the Mind”. Several notable speakers gave presentations on a rather unexpected subject matter: the use of hallucinogens such as psilocybin (i.e., magic mushrooms) to better understand the nature of consciousness and to even treat neuropsychological disorders such as dep…