Ketamine: Benefits and Risks for Depression, PTSD & Neuroplasticity
Huberman Lab, August 7, 2023
In this episode of the Huberman Lab science podcast, conducted by neuroscientist Andrew Huberman, a professor at Stanford University of Medicine, we talk about how ketamine causes new connections in brain circuits and dissociative states that relieve symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress.
This expert explains the impacts of ketamine on the brain, with its effect on mood and well-being. He also talks about how Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy is used clinically to treat resistant depression, among other psychiatric challenges. This podcast also looks at the different ways of administering and dosing ketamine, and its consequences, as well as the effects of micro-dosing, not forgetting the dangers of recreational use of this drug.
This episode, the producers assure us, will interest anyone who wants to know more about ketamine, treatments for depression, neuroplasticity mechanisms, psychiatry and mental health.
