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Laith Alexander

57 indexed publications match this author name.

ORCID: 0000-0003-1297-6548
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Topics

Pharmacology 24 Depression 21 Receptor Pharmacology 18 Toxicity 17 Clinical Trial 16 Safety 14 Anxiety 13 Animal Study 12 Review Article 9 Mechanism of Action 9 Chronic Pain 8 Randomized Controlled Trial 8

Journals

ACS Chemical Neuroscience 3 Chemistry - A European Journal 3 Open Access CRIS of the University of Bern 2 Psychopharmacology 2 Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 2 Frontiers in Pharmacology 2 Journal of Psychopharmacology 2 ChemBioChem 2

Publication history

Psilocybin-assisted Physiotherapy for Refractory Motor Functional Neurological Disorder: A Randomized Dose-comparison Pilot Study (P7-17.001)Neurology · 2026-06-08 Discovery of the closest free-living relative of the domesticated ‘magic mushroom’ Psilocybe cubensis in AfricaProceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2026-03-10 Synthesis and Characterization of Psilocybin Metabolites and Deuterated AnalogsACS Chemical Neuroscience · 2026-03-02 Meaning and Psychedelics in Palliative Care: A Narrative Review.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2026-02-28 Psychedelic exposure in pregnancy: a scoping review to inform perinatal drug safety and clinical counselingTherapeutic Advances in Drug Safety · 2026-02-28 Psychedelics in functional disorders: A scoping reviewProgress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry · 2026-02-09 Psychological Therapy Quantity and Depressive Symptom Reduction in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Open Access CRIS of the University of Bern · 2026-01-20 Psychological Therapy Quantity and Depressive Symptom Reduction in Psychedelic-Assisted TherapyJAMA Network Open · 2026-01-20 Effects of Serotonergic Psychedelics on Synaptic Function and NeuroplasticityOPUS FAU - Online publication system of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg · 2025-12-31 Psilocybin-assistierte Gruppenpsychotherapie bei AbhängigkeitserkrankungenOpen Access CRIS of the University of Bern · 2025-11-30 Psilocybin-assisted physiotherapy for refractory motor functional neurological disorder: protocol for a randomised dose-comparison pilot studyActa Neuropsychiatrica · 2025-11-03 551. PSYCHEDELICS AND OCD: TRANSLATIONAL APPROACHESThe International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2025-07-31 Deconstructing Psychedelic Phenomenology: A Thematic Analysis of Discrete Phases of the Psychedelic ExperienceBrain and Behavior · 2025-06-30 Synthesis of Psilocin, Psilocybin and 5-MeO-DMT Succinate, All Labelled With Carbon-14 at the Indole 2-PositionJournal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals · 2025-06-30 Attitudes Toward Psychedelic Treatments by Individuals With Histories of Substance Use or Psychiatric Disorders: A Survey StudyJournal of Addiction Medicine · 2025-05-27 Psychedelic-like effects induced by 2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide, and psilocybin in male and female C57BL/6J micePsychopharmacology · 2025-05-15 In Vitro Psilocybin Synthesis by Co-Immobilized EnzymesChemistry - A European Journal · 2025-04-08 Psilocybin and Motor Function: A Triple-Blind, Dose-Finding Study in Healthy ParticipantsPsychiatric Research and Clinical Practice · 2024-07-22 Hypertensive Emergency Secondary to Combining Psilocybin Mushrooms, Extended Release Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine, and TranylcypromineJournal of Psychoactive Drugs · 2024-06-20 RE104: Synthesis and Activity of a Novel Serotonergic Psychedelic Prodrug of 4-Hydroxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamineACS Chemical Neuroscience · 2024-05-16 Content analysis of Reddit posts about coadministration of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and psilocybin mushroomsPsychopharmacology · 2024-04-29 Effects of psilocybin, psychedelic mushroom extract and 5-hydroxytryptophan on brain immediate early gene expression: Interaction with serotonergic receptor modulatorsFrontiers in Pharmacology · 2024-04-17 Effect of chemically synthesized psilocybin and psychedelic mushroom extract on molecular and metabolic profiles in mouse brainMolecular Psychiatry · 2024-02-19 Psychedelic-like Activity of Norpsilocin AnaloguesACS Chemical Neuroscience · 2024-01-07 Psychedelics, With a Focus on Psilocybin: Issues for the Clinician.Unknown journal · 2023-08-31 Psychedelics for Medicinal Use: How Will This Alter the Collective Laboratory Consciousness?Clinical Chemistry · 2023-03-06 Classic psychedelics do not affect T cell and monocyte immune responsesFrontiers in Psychiatry · 2023-01-19 Among psychedelic-experienced users, only past use of psilocybin reliably predicts nature relatednessJournal of Psychopharmacology · 2022-12-31 Single-dose psilocybin for treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder: A case reportHeliyon · 2022-11-30 DNA Authentication and Chemical Analysis of Psilocybe Mushrooms Reveal Widespread Misdeterminations in Fungaria and Inconsistencies in MetabolitesApplied and Environmental Microbiology · 2022-11-28 Role of 5-HT2A, 5-HT2C, 5-HT1A and TAAR1 Receptors in the Head Twitch Response Induced by 5-Hydroxytryptophan and Psilocybin: Translational Implications.International Journal of Molecular Sciences · 2022-11-15 Structure-Activity Relationships for Psilocybin, Baeocystin, Aeruginascin, and Related Analogues to Produce Pharmacological Effects in Mice.ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science · 2022-11-01 Predictors of Psychedelic Experience: A Thematic Analysis.Journal of Psychoactive Drugs · 2022-10-04 Psilocybin: crystal structure solutions enable phase analysis of prior art and recently patented examplesActa Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances · 2022-07-28 Psychedelic assisted therapy for major depressive disorder: Recent work and clinical directionsJournal of Psychedelic Studies · 2022-06-08 Analytical profile, in vitro metabolism and behavioral properties of the lysergamide 1P-AL-LAD.Drug Testing and Analysis · 2022-05-28 Assessment of Bioactivity-Modulating Pseudo-Ring Formation in Psilocin and Related Tryptamines.ChemBioChem · 2022-05-17 Psilocybin: Characterization of the Metastable Zone Width (MSZW), Control of Anhydrous Polymorphs, and Particle Size Distribution (PSD).ACS Omega · 2022-02-06 Psilocybin: crystal structure solutions enable phase analysis of prior art and recently patented examples.Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry · 2021-12-31 Structure Elucidation and Spectroscopic Analysis of Chromophores Produced by Oxidative Psilocin Dimerization.Chemistry - A European Journal · 2021-07-05 Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of 5-Methylpsilocybin: A Tryptamine with Potential Psychedelic Activity.Journal of Natural Products · 2021-03-04 Referee report. For: A whole genome atlas of 81 Psilocybe genomes as a resource for psilocybin production. [version 1; peer review: 1 not approved]Faculty of 1000 Research Ltd · 2020-12-31 Psilocybin-assisted group therapy for demoralized older long-term AIDS survivor men: An open-label safety and feasibility pilot studyEClinicalMedicine · 2020-09-23 Psychedelic science in post-COVID-19 psychiatryIrish Journal of Psychological Medicine · 2020-08-18 Direct Phosphorylation of Psilocin Enables Optimized cGMP Kilogram-Scale Manufacture of PsilocybinACS Omega · 2020-06-30 Scalable Hybrid Synthetic/Biocatalytic Route to PsilocybinChemistry - A European Journal · 2020-02-25 Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Tryptamines Found in Hallucinogenic Mushrooms: Norbaeocystin, Baeocystin, Norpsilocin, and AeruginascinJournal of Natural Products · 2020-02-19 Transformative experience and social connectedness mediate the mood-enhancing effects of psychedelic use in naturalistic settingsProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2020-01-20 An Improved, Practical, and Scalable Five-Step Synthesis of PsilocybinSynthesis · 2020-01-07 Enzymatic Route toward 6-Methylated Baeocystin and PsilocybinChemBioChem · 2019-05-30 Individual Experiences in Four Cancer Patients Following Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy.Frontiers in Pharmacology · 2018-04-02 Cancer at the Dinner Table: Experiences of Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Cancer-Related DistressJournal of Humanistic Psychology · 2017-06-13 Patient Experiences of Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy: An Interpretative Phenomenological AnalysisJournal of Humanistic Psychology · 2017-04-27 Rapid and sustained symptom reduction following psilocybin treatment for anxiety and depression in patients with life-threatening cancer: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of Psychopharmacology · 2016-11-30 Finding the self by losing the self: Neural correlates of ego-dissolution under psilocybin.Human Brain Mapping · 2015-05-21 Production of Psilocybin in Psilocybe baeocystis Saprophytic CultureJournal of Pharmaceutical Sciences · 1965-10-31 Occurrence of psilocybin and psilocin in certain Gonocybe and Psilocybe species.Unknown journal · 1961-12-31

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