Research

Currently, I am focusing on the clinical application of psychedelics. Here are some of the questions I am particularly interested in. What is the nature of so-called psychedelic visions? Are these experiences therapeutically significant and, if so, in what way? Is it ever rational to hold beliefs acquired while under psychedelic influence? Are psychedelics’ therapeutic benefits due to belief revision, anyway? What is the value of psychedelic states marked by experiences of curiosity and wonder?

Relatedly, I have a few works in progress: 

Imagination on Psychedelics (under review)
About the nature and therapeutic value of psychedelic visions.

Debunking Psychedelic Beliefs (under review)
About the irrationality of psychedelic beliefs.

What Psychedelic Experience Teaches 
About the value of psychedelic-induced curiosity and wonder

I have written a couple of things about psychedelics and imagination for The Junkyard blog. See here for an immersive mental simulation model of psychedelic visions and here for some general thoughts on the role of imagination in psychedelic therapy.