Reposted by Joshua KugelMaria Fedorova @mariafedor.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Great review by Joshua Kugel and his colleagues, showing how central insights might be to therapeutically beneficial psychedelic states 021
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Huge thank you to my primary supervisor @pliknaitzky.bsky.social and all co-authors @existwell.bsky.social @rubenlaukkonen.bsky.social and Murat Yucel . 030
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Of greatest clinical relevance, 86% of studies found insight was associated with therapeutic benefit. Notably, the relationship was often stronger than mystical-type experiences, which have received more research attention. 131
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Key takeaways from this first systematic review on psychedelic-catalysed insight: insights are ubiquitous, moderately to strongly correlated with dose, and tend to be rated as genuinely insightful even years after the experience. 141
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 28/04/2025The first paper from my PhD has been published! Insights on Psychedelics: A Systematic Review of Therapeutic Effects www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comInsights on psychedelics: A systematic review of therapeutic effectsInsight – a sudden change in understanding or perspective that feels true or reliable – is a common occurrence during psychedelic experiences, and oft… 1224
Reposted by Joshua KugelDr Paul Liknaitzky @pliknaitzky.bsky.social · 28/03/2025As part of the new Monash Psychedelic Education Program, we’re thrilled to announce our new short course: Foundations of Psychedelic Therapies! Early-bird registrations NOW OPEN. Available to ANYONE, ANYWHERE. Clinical training coming in 2026! Visit: www.monash.edu/psychedelic-therapies 062
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Love the opening line in @rubenlaukkonen.bsky.social 's www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...: "We do not just think about ideas, we feel them too".sciencedirect.comInsight and the selection of ideasPerhaps it is no accident that insight moments accompany some of humanity’s most important discoveries in science, medicine, and art. Here we propose … 010
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers. #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge #BookSky Book 20 030
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers. #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge #BookSky Book 19 000
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers. #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge #BookSky Book 18 020
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers. #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge #BookSky Book 18 020
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers. #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge #BookSky Book 17 080
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers. #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge #BookSky Book 16 030
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers. #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge #BookSky Book 15 020
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers. #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge #BookSky Book 14 040
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers. #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge #BookSky Book 13 020
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Hi Mark. It's been years since I've engaged with Kastrup's work, and I wasn't aware of his association with Chopra until you mentioned it. But his metaphysical stance is unapologetically idealist, and this book delves into topics such as near-death experiences and UFOs...so quackery is not far away. 110
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers. #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge #BookSky Book 12 130
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers. #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge #BookSky Book 11 050
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers. #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge #BookSky Book 10 050
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers. #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge #BookSky Book 9 050
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 31/12/2024Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers. #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge #BookSky Book 8 010
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers. #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge #BookSky Book 7 010
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 27/12/2024I've long thought that hemispheric lateralisation could be an important lens for understanding psychedelic phenomenology and sequelae. Adam Levin's recent paper finally addresses this previously neglected topic. doi.org/10.1177/0269...doi.orgHemispheric annealing and lateralization under psychedelics (HEALS): A novel hypothesis of psychedelic action in the brain - Adam W Levin, 2024Current models of psychedelic action in the brain propose changes along the dorsal–ventral and anterior–posterior axes but neglect to address the lateral axis. ... 040
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 27/12/2024Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers. #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge #BookSky Book 6 030
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 26/12/2024Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers. #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge #BookSky Book 5 010
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 21/12/2024Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers. #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge #BookSky Book 4 030
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers. #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge #BookSky Book 3 050
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Book 2 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers. #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge #BookSky 051
Reposted by Joshua KugelTrevor R Browning @trevorbrowning.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Books are a total scam. Every single word is already in the dictionary—they’re just selling them back to you in a different order. 1844881897
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Book 1 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers. #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge #BookSky 040
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Thanks for the kind words, Max. And thanks for mentioning the 'clarification' construct. I think work (like yours) connecting 'psychedelic' research to the rest of psychotherapy research and cognitive science is important. I have forthcoming work doing this in regard to 'insight'. 120
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Huge thank you to my primary supervisor @pliknaitzky.bsky.social and co-authors @existwell.bsky.social @rubenlaukkonen.bsky.social and Murat Yucel 120
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Of greatest clinical relevance, 86% of studies found insight was associated with therapeutic benefit. Notably, the relationship was often stronger than mystical-type experiences, which have received more research attention. 140
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Key takeaways: psychedelic-catalysed insight is ubiquitous, moderately to strongly correlated with dose, and tend to be rated as genuinely insightful even years after the experience. 120
Joshua Kugel @joshkugel.bsky.social · 30/11/2024New preprint: Insights on Psychedelics: A Systematic Review of Therapeutic Effects In this first systematic review on psychedelic-catalysed insight, we review its prevalence, relationship to dose and time-course, and its link to therapeutic efficacy. osf.io/preprints/os...osf.ioOSF 183