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The ALIUS Research Group was created to study all aspects of consciousness, with a specific focus on unusual or understudied conscious states traditionally classified as Altered States of Consciousness (ASCs). www.aliusresearch.org

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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 28/03/2025
@qualiari.bsky.social joins ALIUS for a post-ASSC 2025 (@theassc.bsky.social) retreat in Crete, uniting 35 researchers to explore altered states, VR, lived experiences, and consciousness. Held July 10-14, it’s a unique space for deep collaboration and experimental demos. Apply now.
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 20/03/2025
@qualiari.bsky.social joins ALIUS for a post-ASSC 2025 retreat in Crete, uniting 35 researchers to explore altered states, VR, and consciousness models. Held July 10-14, it’s a unique space for deep collaboration and experimental demos. Apply now. 🔗 www.aliusresearch.org/qualius-retr...
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ASSC Sattelite Retreat
This post- ASSC 2025  sattelite event will serve as an interdisciplinary workshop retreat to advance research on consciousness, altered states, and computational phenomenology. It will integrate...
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 22/01/2025
Join us tomorrow to find out whether current interpretations of alpha oscillations in Neuroscience are wrong! RSVP: calendar.app.google/mvGKVDLmt8r4...
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 26/11/2024
Introducing the ALIUS starter pack, dedicated to researchers who are part of ALIUS or who have been interviewed as part of our annual bulletin. go.bsky.app/eBmacM
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 21/01/2025
What pharmacological principles teach us about psychedelic drug action? RSVP: calendar.app.google/n4D7JtaojpAM...
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 21/01/2025
Join us this Wednesday as we welcome Marte Lesur to share insights on the ability of virtual reality to externalize the self and foster the embodiment of others. Featuring work on body-swap illusions and current projects involving artificial intelligence. RSVP: calendar.app.google/4wHzWYnPB1dk...
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CIRCE @circe-science.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
#CIRCE #ConsciousnessResearch #OpenScience Introducing CIRCE – Collaboration for Interdisciplinary Research on Conscious Experience e.V. CIRCE is a registered nonprofit organization dedicated to the scientific study of human consciousness.
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CIRCE @circe-science.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
With initiatives like the Altered States Database (ASDB; asdb.info) and the Altered X Project (AXP; alteredxproject.com), we aim to foster open science and interdisciplinary research on altered states of consciousness (ASC). Learn more about our work at circe-science.com.
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 06/01/2025
In this lecture on Jan 10th, Dr. Helena Aicher will discuss Switzerland's contributions to the development of psychedelic-assisted therapy. She will outline key milestones, challenges, and lessons learned from integrating it in mental health care. RSVP here: calendar.app.google/R11zcQQNzNJa...
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Charlotte Martial @cmartial.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
✅️ Kicking off the year by giving Elon Musk slightly less power —I’ve left X and joined Bluesky. ✨️ Happy 2025 everyone ! 🧠 Can’t wait to share news on #NDE and #disorderofconsciousness research here soon!
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Evan Lewis-Healey @evanlhealey.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
🚨 Hot off the press! 🚨 Our new preprint explores the dose-dependent neural and subjective effects of smoked freebase DMT 🌌 🧠 Insights into brain dynamics 🌟 Phenomenology in focus 📖 Check it out: biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 🧵 Full breakdown below [1/20] 👇
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Time-resolved neural and experience dynamics of medium- and high-dose DMT
N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is a potent and fast-acting psychedelic drug that induces a radical reorganisation of the contents of consciousness, comprising the dissolution of time and space and perce...
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Leor Roseman @leorroseman.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
A perspective piece of mine of paradigmatic tension between biological psychiatry and psychedelic therapy, as reflected in the FDA regulatory process (yes, it takes that long to publish in academic journals, even a small opinion piece). journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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A reflection on paradigmatic tensions within the FDA advisory committee for MDMA-assisted therapy - Leor Roseman, 2024
The recent rejection of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted therapy by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a dramatic moment in the re-...
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 18/12/2024
We have the pleasure of hosting @evanlhealey.bsky.social to unveil his work on the temporal dynamics of DMT experiences - new data coming fresh from the press! Check out all our Journal Clubs: www.aliusresearch.org/journal-club... RSVP here: calendar.app.google/SVBbiKZgiU9Q...
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 12/12/2024
Today, @matthieukoroma.bsky.social will examine how cardiac signals during sleep unlock insights into sensory integration, predictive coding, and embodied cognition beyond brain activity. RSVP here: calendar.app.google/UP1URVrxpwRi....
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 10/12/2024
In this lecture, TzvetanPopov challenges the premise that EEG components underpin cognition, arguing that they reflect oculomotor action. Waves beyond waveforms, enable collective behavior, ranging from neurons to animal societies.​ RSVP: calendar.app.google/JAuwhwtSafX3...
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 10/12/2024
Alpha power reduction is the most reliable neural signature of the psychedelic state. It has been found to correlate inversely with the intensity of psychedelic-induced visual hallucinations and subjective effects. But what if eye-movements primarily drive these effects?
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 09/12/2024
Manoj Doss will join us next January to talk about the "Cinco Sins of Psychedelic Research" as part of a series examining the promises and pitfalls of psychedelic research. Check out all our other Journal Clubs: www.aliusresearch.org/journal-club... RSVP here: calendar.app.google/ehn3F2DSsd3p...
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 09/12/2024
We have the pleasure of hosting Evan Lewis-Healy to unveil his work on the temporal dynamics of DMT experiences - new data coming fresh from the press! Check out all our Journal Clubs: www.aliusresearch.org/journal-club... RSVP here: calendar.app.google/ph1ikftiwHBN...
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 09/12/2024
Join online this Wednesday! calendar.app.google/vGC8yukuigi2...
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 07/12/2024
In this lecture, Maria reviewed large-scale data on psychedelics use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychedelic users often had worse mental health than drug-naive individuals. Reducing use post-crisis improved mental health, while increased use worsened it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDygVYcmzsc
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Making Sense of Psychedelics Action on Brain and Behavior in Naturalistic Settings | Maria Balaet
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 06/12/2024
A running list of Journal Clubs in now online and free for all: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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ALIUS Journal Club - YouTube
Lectures about the diversity of conscious states
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 05/12/2024
The recording of Making Invisible Friends: Tulpamancy, Prayer, and the Fluidity of Self by Michael Lifshitz is now available! Explore how imagination-based practices transform agency and subjectivity. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZSa...
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Making Invisible Friends:Tulpamancy, Prayer, and the Fluidity of Self | Michael Lifshitz
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 02/12/2024
On Jan. 16th, 2025, Shayam Suseelan will present findings from the Challenging Psychedelic Experiences project (by Jules Evans) on the long-term difficulties some users face after psychedelic trips. Check out all of our Journal Clubs here: www.aliusresearch.org/journal-club...
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 02/12/2024
Join us for a lecture on "Mapping neural dynamics to experience dynamics in a dose-response study of DMT" by Evan Lewis-Healey from the University of Cambridge.
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 28/11/2024
On Dec. 11th @manojdoss.bsky.social will present his infamous critique of Psychedelic Research. We did an interview with him about this topic for our bulletin: www.aliusresearch.org/bulletin06-d..., but if you don't want to read it, just join our online lecture: www.aliusresearch.org/cincosins.html
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 28/11/2024
On Dec. 11th, Aviva Berkovich-Ohana (will discuss the neural and experiential aspects of selfless states, exploring meditation and psychedelics through neurophenomenological studies on death denial and the dissolution of self-boundaries. www.aliusresearch.org/meditation-p...
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 28/11/2024
On Dec 5th, Maria Balaet will explore how psychedelics affect brain and behavior in naturalistic settings, addressing key methodological challenges and insights from a large-scale study conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. www.aliusresearch.org/seeing-in-th...
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 28/11/2024
On Dec. 4th Timo Schmidt & Larry Fort will present their recently published work on "Classification Schemes for Altered States of Consciousness". This entails a systemic overview of the history of research on altered states. www.aliusresearch.org/classificati...
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 28/11/2024
In December, we are hosting a series of online Journal Club lectures on the "Promises and Pitfalls of Psychedelic Research" and "Neuroscientific Approaches to Researching Altered States of Consciousness" with a variety of speakers. More to follow in January! Here's a 🧵:
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 28/11/2024
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Seeing in the dark: making sense of psychedelics action on brain and behaviour in naturalistic settings
Seeing in the dark: making sense of psychedelics action on brain and behaviour in naturalistic settings
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 27/11/2024
Join us online on December 5th, with Maria Balaet discussing methodological challenges in psychedelic research, findings from large-scale studies, and their implications for understanding mental health outcomes. @josh-hardman.bsky.social
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L. Alison Mcinnes MD, MS @drpsychedelic.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
I am a research subject in a highly innovative study that will look at whether anesthesia induced dream states can help patients with PTSD. I will explain more as I progress through the initial phase which will optimize dream induction. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38476046/ @theborislab.bsky.social
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Reduction in Trauma-Related Symptoms After Anesthetic-Induced Intra-Operative Dreaming - PubMed
Reduction in Trauma-Related Symptoms After Anesthetic-Induced Intra-Operative Dreaming
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 26/11/2024
Introducing the ALIUS starter pack, dedicated to researchers who are part of ALIUS or who have been interviewed as part of our annual bulletin. go.bsky.app/eBmacM
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 26/11/2024
Interested in helping us build and maintain a scientific community dedicated to researching non-ordinary states and the diversity of consciousness? Consider applying for one of our many active roles within our research network: www.aliusresearch.org/active-roles...
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Active Roles
ALIUS is an academic association maintained through the voluntary participation of its members. It strives to towards a predominantly horizontal organizational structure. While coordinators oversee...
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Michael Gaebler @michaelgaebler.com · 25/11/2024
📣 Come join us for the #MindBrainBody Symposium 2025! 📆 March 10-12, 2025 📍 Berlin & online 🔎 mindbrainbody.de Keynotes: - Ivan de Araujo - Nadine Gogolla - Maria Ribeiro @ribeironeuro.bsky.social - Markus Ullsperger - Tor Wager - Veronica Witte @veronicawitte.bsky.social #interoception
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 25/11/2024
Join us Dec. 4 for an online Journal Club featuring Timo T. Schmidt and Larry Fort where they will present a historical overview of classification schemes for Altered States of Consciousness! www.aliusresearch.org/classificati...
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 20/09/2024
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Autonomic nervous system activity correlates with peak experiences induced by DMT and predicts increases in well-being
CONCLUSION: These findings demonstrate the involvement of the ANS in psychedelic-induced peak experiences and may pave the way to the development of biofeedback-based tools to enhance psychedelic therapy.
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · 19/09/2024
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Co-administration of midazolam and psilocybin: differential effects on subjective quality versus memory of the psychedelic experience
Aspects of the acute experience induced by the serotonergic psychedelic psilocybin predict symptomatic relief in multiple psychiatric disorders and improved well-being in healthy participants, but whether these therapeutic effects are immediate or are…
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