Scientific Foundation

The Researchers

Every OOTW article is grounded in work by these scientists — the pioneers of modern psychedelic medicine.

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Robin Carhart-Harris
Director, Psychedelic Research Centre
Imperial College London
Default Mode Network · REBUS model · Entropic Brain · Psilocybin for depression
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Matthew Johnson
Professor of Psychiatry
Johns Hopkins University
Addiction · Smoking cessation · Dosing protocols · Psilocybin safety
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Roland Griffiths
Founding Director, Psychedelic Research Center
Johns Hopkins University
Mystical experience · MEQ30 scale · End-of-life anxiety · Cancer patients
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Michael Bogenschutz
Professor of Psychiatry
NYU Langone Health
Alcohol use disorder · JAMA 2022 trial · Addiction psychiatry
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David Nutt
Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology
Imperial College London
Drug harm classification · Psilocybin neuroimaging · LSD research · Policy
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Michael Pollan
Author / Research Affiliate
UC Berkeley
How to Change Your Mind · Science communication · Psychedelic history