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How Psychedelics Work
  • Published: 25 February 2027
  • ISBN: 9780753561065
  • Imprint: Virgin Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 336

How Psychedelics Work

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World-leading, trailblazing researcher on the revelatory power of psychedelic drugs, for fans of Michael Pollan's bestselling How to Change your Mind

From the trailblazing, world-leading expert on psychedelic research, a groundbreaking exploration of how psychedelics may unlock long-held mysteries of the mind, and how these revelations can be used to treat the most crippling of mental illnesses

We are living through a psychedelic renaissance when scientists are uncovering the true transformative power of drugs that have long been marginalised and stigmatised. From depression and anxiety to chronic pain and eating disorders, psychedelics are providing people with relief from suffering in cases where all other treatments have fallen short. But what exactly are these substances doing to our brains? And what can they teach us about how the brain works and how mental illness takes hold?

Written by a scientist at the forefront of this research, How Psychedelics Work weaves together stories from the lab, cutting-edge neuroscience, and patient accounts to illuminate how these substances work and why they can be so life-changing. Drawing on decades of research, including his own landmark clinical trials, Robin Carhart-Harris explains how psychedelics liberate the brain from rigid and repetitive patterns of thought and perception that can trap us, and instead help us see new perspectives and insights.

Beyond their therapeutic potential, psychedelics may also hold the answer to some of the most deep, vexing questions we have about consciousness, the self, and subjective experience. Bold, practical and profound, How Psychedelics Work invites readers to reconsider how we construct suffering, healing and meaning in our lives.
  • Published: 25 February 2027
  • ISBN: 9780753561065
  • Imprint: Virgin Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 336
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About the author

Robin Carhart-Harris

Robin Carhart-Harris is a leading global expert on psychedelic neuroscience and medicine. He founded the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London and is now the Ralph Metzner Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California San Francisco. His research on psychedelic therapy has made headlines around the world, and he has been listed as one of the World’s Top 31 Leading Medical Scientists by The Times, appeared on Time’s 100 Next, and his work covered in WIRED, The Guardian, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, Netflix, the BBC, ITV, Sky TV, Channel 4, National Geographic, PBS, and CNN.
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Praise for How Psychedelics Work

Robin Carhart-Harris is currently the foremost neuroscientist in psychedelic studies, and this page-turner delivers exactly what we need right now... profound implications for the relief of suffering

Bessel van der Kolk, bestselling author of The Body keeps the Score

Robin Carhart-Harris is currently the foremost neuroscientist in psychedelic studies, and this page-turner delivers exactly what we need right now... profound implications for the relief of suffering

Bessel van der Kolk, bestselling author of The Body keeps the Score

Robin Carhart-Harris has played a singular role in shaping the modern scientific conversation about psychedelics... he brings the creativity and conceptual daring that have made him one of the field’s most influential voices, offering a thought-provoking exploration of mind, brain, and therapeutic change

Rachel Yehuda, Endowed Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York

Robin Carhart-Harris has played a singular role in shaping the modern scientific conversation about psychedelics... he brings the creativity and conceptual daring that have made him one of the field’s most influential voices, offering a thought-provoking exploration of mind, brain, and therapeutic change

Rachel Yehuda, Endowed Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York

Psychedelic medicine is opening an extraordinary new frontier in our understanding of the mind and our innate capacity to heal. Robin Carhart-Harris, one of the field’s most rigorous and visionary pioneers, shows how these remarkable compounds may help us break free from the patterns that keep us trapped—and rediscover meaning, connection, and wholeness. Scientifically grounded, deeply humane, and refreshingly clear, How Psychedelics Work is essential reading for anyone interested in the future of mental health.

Mark Hyman, MD. 16x New York Times bestselling author, Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer, Function Health

Psychedelic medicine is opening an extraordinary new frontier in our understanding of the mind and our innate capacity to heal. Robin Carhart-Harris, one of the field’s most rigorous and visionary pioneers, shows how these remarkable compounds may help us break free from the patterns that keep us trapped—and rediscover meaning, connection, and wholeness. Scientifically grounded, deeply humane, and refreshingly clear, How Psychedelics Work is essential reading for anyone interested in the future of mental health.

Mark Hyman, MD. 16x New York Times bestselling author, Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer, Function Health

Psychedelic medicine is opening an extraordinary new frontier in our understanding of the mind and our innate capacity to heal. Robin Carhart-Harris, one of the field’s most rigorous and visionary pioneers, shows how these remarkable compounds may help us break free from the patterns that keep us trapped—and rediscover meaning, connection, and wholeness. Scientifically grounded, deeply humane, and refreshingly clear, How Psychedelics Work is essential reading for anyone interested in the future of mental health.

Mark Hyman, MD. 16x New York Times bestselling author, Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer, Function Health

Psychedelic medicine is opening an extraordinary new frontier in our understanding of the mind and our innate capacity to heal. Robin Carhart-Harris, one of the field’s most rigorous and visionary pioneers, shows how these remarkable compounds may help us break free from the patterns that keep us trapped—and rediscover meaning, connection, and wholeness. Scientifically grounded, deeply humane, and refreshingly clear, How Psychedelics Work is essential reading for anyone interested in the future of mental health.

Mark Hyman, MD. 16x New York Times bestselling author, Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer, Function Health