Are you or someone you love navigating the challenges of neuro-rehabilitation from conditions like stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI), complex trauma, PTSD, Alzheimer’s, or other neurodegenerative diseases? Imagine if there were a way to tap into the brain’s natural healing abilities and accelerate recovery—this is where psilocybin mushrooms may play a transformative role.
Our co-founder, Dr. Doug Wingate, DTCM, FMLC, LPF, L.Ac, a leading acupuncture practitioner and licensed psilocybin facilitator, recently shared groundbreaking insights on this topic at Psycon, the world-famous trailblazing psychedelic convention. With over 15 years of experience working with TBI, stroke, PTSD, and complex trauma, Doug is at the forefront of exploring how psilocybin can be used to enhance neuro-rehabilitation.
Watch Doug’s Presentation on Radical Neurology at Psycon:
Key Highlights from the Presentation:
1. Harnessing Neuroplasticity for Healing:
Neuroplasticity is the brain’s incredible ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections. This adaptability is crucial for recovery after brain injuries, allowing the brain to compensate for lost functions. Doug explains how psilocybin can potentially enhance this natural mechanism, accelerating recovery and maximizing remaining functions.
2. Reopening Critical Learning Windows:
Psilocybin has been shown to reopen specific periods in early brain development when our brains are particularly receptive to learning new skills and forming connections. Doug delves into how these ‘windows of enhanced neuroplasticity’ can be leveraged to facilitate recovery in conditions like stroke, TBI, and PTSD.
3. Synergy with Physical Therapy:
Doug discusses how combining psychedelics with intensive physical therapy can be a game-changer. When the brain is in a heightened state of plasticity due to the effects of psychedelics, rehabilitative exercises can become more effective, offering new hope for those with nervous system damage.
Why This Matters
Emerging research suggests that psychedelics, such as psilocybin, could offer a new paradigm in treating a range of neurological conditions, from dysautonomia and migraine to Parkinson’s Disease, neuralgia, neuropathies, multiple sclerosis, and beyond. The presentation covers the science behind these possibilities and how this innovative approach could make a real difference in patients’ lives.
Dive Deeper into Radical Neurology!
Every Wednesday night at 6 PM Pacific, 9 PM Eastern, Dr, Wingate offers an open house / Q+A about psilocybin. Sign up here to join us and learn from one of the leading voices in this field and explore the future of neuro-rehabilitation.
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