Tripping Toward Recovery: Can Psychedelics Heal the Brain?

This interactive talk explores the landscape of psychedelic medicine, with a particular focus on the potential therapeutic use of ibogaine. Dr. Maheen Mausoof Adamson, Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery at Stanford School of Medicine, draws on 20 years of experience working with veterans to walk through what is currently known about its safety, risks, and potential for treating people with traumatic brain injury and psychiatric conditions.

Adamson also explores the ritual, spiritual, historical, and cultural dimensions of psychedelic use, and considers the challenges our healthcare system may face as these treatments move closer to mainstream medicine over the next decade.

Drawing on her work as a neuroscientist and founder of a digital health startup focused on communication for brain injury patients, Adamson brings clinical rigor and curiosity to a subject still surrounded by stigma and uncertainty.

Speaker: Maheen Mausoof Adamson, Stanford School of Medicine