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The ALIUS Research Group was created to study all aspects of consciousness, with a specific focus on unusual or understudied conscious states traditionally classified as Altered States of Consciousness (ASCs). https://www.aliusresearch.org

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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · Nov 26

Introducing the ALIUS starter pack, dedicated to researchers who are part of ALIUS or who have been interviewed as part of our annual bulletin.

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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · Mar 28

@qualiari.bsky.social joins ALIUS for a post-ASSC 2025 (@theassc.bsky.social) retreat in Crete, uniting 35 researchers to explore altered states, VR, lived experiences, and consciousness. Held July 10-14, it’s a unique space for deep collaboration and experimental demos. Apply now.

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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · Mar 20

@qualiari.bsky.social joins ALIUS for a post-ASSC 2025 retreat in Crete, uniting 35 researchers to explore altered states, VR, and consciousness models. Held July 10-14, it’s a unique space for deep collaboration and experimental demos. Apply now. 🔗 www.aliusresearch.org/qualius-retr...

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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · Jan 22

Join us tomorrow to find out whether current interpretations of alpha oscillations in Neuroscience are wrong!
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · Nov 26

Introducing the ALIUS starter pack, dedicated to researchers who are part of ALIUS or who have been interviewed as part of our annual bulletin.

go.bsky.app/eBmacM

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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · Jan 21

What pharmacological principles teach us about psychedelic drug action?
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · Jan 21

Join us this Wednesday as we welcome Marte Lesur to share insights on the ability of virtual reality to externalize the self and foster the embodiment of others. Featuring work on body-swap illusions and current projects involving artificial intelligence.
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CIRCE @circe-science.bsky.social · Jan 12

#CIRCE #ConsciousnessResearch #OpenScience

Introducing CIRCE – Collaboration for Interdisciplinary Research on Conscious Experience e.V.

CIRCE is a registered nonprofit organization dedicated to the scientific study of human consciousness.

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CIRCE @circe-science.bsky.social · Jan 12

With initiatives like the Altered States Database (ASDB; asdb.info) and the Altered X Project (AXP; alteredxproject.com), we aim to foster open science and interdisciplinary research on altered states of consciousness (ASC).

Learn more about our work at circe-science.com.

ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · Jan 6

In this lecture on Jan 10th, Dr. Helena Aicher will discuss Switzerland's contributions to the development of psychedelic-assisted therapy. She will outline key milestones, challenges, and lessons learned from integrating it in mental health care.
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Charlotte Martial @cmartial.bsky.social · Jan 3

✅️ Kicking off the year by giving Elon Musk slightly less power —I’ve left X and joined Bluesky.

✨️ Happy 2025 everyone !

🧠 Can’t wait to share news on #NDE and #disorderofconsciousness research here soon!

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Evan Lewis-Healey @evanlhealey.bsky.social · Jan 3

🚨 Hot off the press! 🚨

Our new preprint explores the dose-dependent neural and subjective effects of smoked freebase DMT 🌌

🧠 Insights into brain dynamics
🌟 Phenomenology in focus

📖 Check it out: biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

🧵 Full breakdown below [1/20] 👇

Time-resolved neural and experience dynamics of medium- and high-dose DMT

N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is a potent and fast-acting psychedelic drug that induces a radical reorganisation of the contents of consciousness, comprising the dissolution of time and space and perce...

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Leor Roseman @leorroseman.bsky.social · Jan 2

A perspective piece of mine of paradigmatic tension between biological psychiatry and psychedelic therapy, as reflected in the FDA regulatory process (yes, it takes that long to publish in academic journals, even a small opinion piece).

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A reflection on paradigmatic tensions within the FDA advisory committee for MDMA-assisted therapy - Leor Roseman, 2024

The recent rejection of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted therapy by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a dramatic moment in the re-...

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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · Dec 18

We have the pleasure of hosting @evanlhealey.bsky.social to unveil his work on the temporal dynamics of DMT experiences - new data coming fresh from the press!
Check out all our Journal Clubs: www.aliusresearch.org/journal-club...
RSVP here: calendar.app.google/SVBbiKZgiU9Q...

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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · Dec 12

Today, @matthieukoroma.bsky.social will examine how cardiac signals during sleep unlock insights into sensory integration, predictive coding, and embodied cognition beyond brain activity. RSVP here: calendar.app.google/UP1URVrxpwRi....

ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · Dec 10

In this lecture, TzvetanPopov challenges the premise that EEG components underpin cognition, arguing that they reflect oculomotor action. Waves beyond waveforms, enable collective behavior, ranging from neurons to animal societies.
RSVP: calendar.app.google/JAuwhwtSafX3...

ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · Dec 10

Alpha power reduction is the most reliable neural signature of the psychedelic state. It has been found to correlate inversely with the intensity of psychedelic-induced visual hallucinations and subjective effects. But what if eye-movements primarily drive these effects?

ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · Dec 9

Manoj Doss will join us next January to talk about the "Cinco Sins of Psychedelic Research" as part of a series examining the promises and pitfalls of psychedelic research. Check out all our other Journal Clubs: www.aliusresearch.org/journal-club...
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · Dec 9

We have the pleasure of hosting Evan Lewis-Healy to unveil his work on the temporal dynamics of DMT experiences - new data coming fresh from the press!
Check out all our Journal Clubs: www.aliusresearch.org/journal-club...
RSVP here:
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · Dec 9

Join online this Wednesday!
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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · Dec 7

In this lecture, Maria reviewed large-scale data on psychedelics use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychedelic users often had worse mental health than drug-naive individuals. Reducing use post-crisis improved mental health, while increased use worsened it.
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Making Sense of Psychedelics Action on Brain and Behavior in Naturalistic Settings | Maria Balaet

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · Dec 5

The best thing about BlueSky is not financing a sociopath.

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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · Dec 6

A running list of Journal Clubs in now online and free for all:
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ALIUS Journal Club - YouTube

Lectures about the diversity of conscious states

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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · Dec 5

The recording of Making Invisible Friends: Tulpamancy, Prayer, and the Fluidity of Self by Michael Lifshitz is now available! Explore how imagination-based practices transform agency and subjectivity. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZSa...

Making Invisible Friends：Tulpamancy, Prayer, and the Fluidity of Self ｜ Michael Lifshitz

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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · Dec 2

On Jan. 16th, 2025, Shayam Suseelan
will present findings from the Challenging Psychedelic Experiences project (by Jules Evans) on the long-term difficulties some users face after psychedelic trips.
Check out all of our Journal Clubs here:
www.aliusresearch.org/journal-club...

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ALIUS Research Group @aliusresearch.org · Dec 2

Join us for a lecture on "Mapping neural dynamics to experience dynamics in a dose-response study of DMT" by Evan Lewis-Healey from the University of Cambridge.