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Psychotherapeutic and neurobiological processes associated with ayahuasca: A proposed model and implications for therapeutic use

Perkins D, Ruffell SGD, Day K, Pinzon Rubiano D, Sarris J

Frontiers in Neuroscience (2022)

Narrative review
Abstract

Proposes an integrated model of psychotherapeutic and neurobiological processes underlying ayahuasca's therapeutic effects. Covers emotional processing, memory reconsolidation, neuroplasticity, and the role of setting.

Citations45
Study TypeNarrative review
therapeutic modelneurobiologicalpsychotherapeuticintegration
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.879221View on PubMed

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