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Ketamine: Benefits and Risks for Depression, PTSD & Neuroplasticity

2023-08-07 00:00:00 +0000 UTC ·1h 39m ·by Andrew Huberman
Ketamine: Benefits and Risks for Depression, PTSD & …
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About this episode

In this episode, I explain how ketamine causes rewiring of brain circuits and dissociative states to relieve symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). I explain how ketamine impacts both the brain’s glutamate and its endogenous opioid pathways, which together regulate mood an