From Philosophy to Psychedelics | What's Going On Everywhere Else | Dr. Lia Iglesias

About this episode

Keira interviews Dr. Lia Iglesias about her research on the endocannabinoid system, psychedelics for PTSD, and her experiences in academia.

In this episode of BrainCast, Keira sits down with Dr. Lia Iglesias, a postdoctoral researcher at Aarhus University in Denmark, who spends her days investigating the endocannabinoid system in fear modulation. Join us for a chat about her narrow miss at a career in philosophy, research into psychedelics for PTSD, and dealing with rejection in academia.

People in this episode

Host: Keira

Guest: Dr. Lia Iglesias

Topics covered

• philosophy
• psychedelics
• PTSD
• endocannabinoid system
• fear modulation
• academia
• rejection

Keywords

• philosophy
• psychedelics
• PTSD
• endocannabinoid system
• fear modulation
• academic rejection
• research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Aarhus University

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