Dr. Adam Gazzaley (Part 2): The Future of Psychedelics and Nature as Experiential Medicine

Dr. Adam Gazzaley is a neuroscientist, neurologist, inventor, author of the book The Distracted Mind, a nature photographer, entrepreneur, and investor. He’s the founder and executive director of Neuroscape, and the David Dolby Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Physiology, and Psychiatry at UCSF. He’s also the co-founder and Chief Science Advisor of Akili at Jazz Venture Partners, he’s a member of the Board of Trustees and Science Council of the California Academy of Sciences. Adam has authored over 180 scientific articles and delivered over 700 talks. In this second part of our conversation, Adam details the ways his lab is creating the future of experiential medicine with the most advanced methods for nature connection and psychedelics research I’ve ever heard of. In short, it’s absolutely mind bending. We also weaved into the conversation our mutual love of nature photography and looked at it through Adam’s unique lens of neuroscience, and of course, Adam shares with us how he likes to microdose nature.Enjoy the ride,JeffEpisode LinksDr. Adam Gazzaley’s WebsiteNeuroscape (Dr. Gazzaley’s lab)Wanderings (Dr. Gazzaley’s nature photography)AkiliThe Distracted Mind by Dr. Adam GazzaleyJazz Venture PartnersThe Nature Fix by Florence WilliamsConnect with Nature JunkieIf anything in this episode was helpful or stoked you out, please hit the share button and tell a friend, leave an awesome review, or comment so we can bend the algorithms toward nature. Thanks!Instagram: @naturejunkieradioWebsite: www.naturejunkielife.comNewsletter: Sign Up HereEmail: [email protected] CreditsPodcast cover art by Ahab NimryOutro music by Tyler JohnsonEditing by Aashish M.