David Yaden || The Science of Self-Transcendent Experiences

<p>Today it’s great to have David Yaden on the podcast. Dr. Yaden is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Johns Hopkins Medicine. His research focus is on the psychology, neuroscience, and pharmacology of transformative and self-transcendent experiences. He is currently focusing on the therapeutic potential of psychedelics. His scientific and scholarly work has been covered by <em>The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, </em>and<em> NPR</em>.</p> <p>In this episode we discuss:</p> <ul> <li>The applicability of self-transcendent experiences to the current moment</li> <li>The definition of self-transcendent experiences</li> <li>Andrew Newberg’s pioneering work on the neuroscience of self-transcendent experiences</li> <li>Abraham Maslow’s role in the history of the scientific investigation of self-transcendent experiences</li> <li>The “everyperson’s spiritual experience”</li> <li>The two main components of awe</li> <li>The main characteristics of awe</li> <li>Awe vs. flow</li> <li>The role of technology in triggering self-transcendent experiences</li> <li>The triggers of self-transcendent experiences</li> <li>The limitations of interventions to induce self-transcendent experiences</li> <li>How we can seek out little moments of awe, gratitude, and mindfulness</li> <li>How psilocybin can induce very intense self-transcendent experiences</li> <li>The potential for psychedelic therapy sessions</li> <li>The neuroscience underlying the therapeutic benefit of psychedelics</li> <li>How psychedelic experiences can impact our connection with close others</li> <li>David’s personal self-transendent experience</li> <li>Davis’ interest in studying intense interventions</li> <li>David’s study of the philosophy of psychology</li> </ul> <hr /> <p>Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support">https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support</a></p>