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Neuropsychedelia: The Revival of Hallucinogen Research since the Decade of the Brain
Nicolas Langlitz
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Description for Neuropsychedelia: The Revival of Hallucinogen Research since the Decade of the Brain
Paperback. Examines the revival of psychedelic science since the "Decade of the Brain". This book is based on anthropological fieldwork and philosophical reflections on life and work in two laboratories that have played key roles in this development: a human lab in Switzerland and an animal lab in California. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474. The Revival of Hallucinogen Research Since the Decade of the Brain. 336 pages, illustrations. Examines the revival of psychedelic science since the "Decade of the Brain". This book is based on anthropological fieldwork and philosophical reflections on life and work in two laboratories that have played key roles in this development: a human lab in Switzerland and an animal lab in California. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHM. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight: 460.
Neuropsychedelia examines the revival of psychedelic science since the Decade of the Brain. After the breakdown of this previously prospering area of psychopharmacology, and in the wake of clashes between counterculture and establishment in the late 1960s, a new generation of hallucinogen researchers used the hype around the neurosciences in the 1990s to bring psychedelics back into the mainstream of science and society. This book is based on anthropological fieldwork and philosophical reflections on life and work in two laboratories that have played key roles in this development: a human lab in Switzerland and an animal lab ... Read more
Neuropsychedelia examines the revival of psychedelic science since the Decade of the Brain. After the breakdown of this previously prospering area of psychopharmacology, and in the wake of clashes between counterculture and establishment in the late 1960s, a new generation of hallucinogen researchers used the hype around the neurosciences in the 1990s to bring psychedelics back into the mainstream of science and society. This book is based on anthropological fieldwork and philosophical reflections on life and work in two laboratories that have played key roles in this development: a human lab in Switzerland and an animal lab ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520274822
SKU
V9780520274822
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About Nicolas Langlitz
Nicolas Langlitz is Assistant Professor at the New School for Social Research. He is the author of Die Zeit der Psychoanalyse: Lacan und das Problem der Sitzungsdauer.
Reviews for Neuropsychedelia: The Revival of Hallucinogen Research since the Decade of the Brain
Beautifully rendered, exhasutively documented... Highly Recommended.
J. G. Schnellman Choice A deeply reflective meditation on the perennial struggle of humanity to preserve a mystical view of life during a time of materialist scientific discourses.
Adam Montgomery Gesnerus Neuropsychedelia is an elegant exemplar of both science studies and anthropology of the contemporary.
Meg ... Read more
J. G. Schnellman Choice A deeply reflective meditation on the perennial struggle of humanity to preserve a mystical view of life during a time of materialist scientific discourses.
Adam Montgomery Gesnerus Neuropsychedelia is an elegant exemplar of both science studies and anthropology of the contemporary.
Meg ... Read more