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About Dr. Fields

R. Douglas Fields, PhD, is a neuroscientist and author. Throughout his career his scientific research has explored the cellular mechanisms of nervous system development, plasticity, and memory, working at UC San Diego, Stanford University, Yale University, and the National Institutes of Health.

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A New Form of LSD to Treat Schizophrenia

Working in his lab at the pharmaceutical company Sandoz in 1938, chemist Albert Hoffmann was investigating an alkaloid from the ergot fungus in search of a new drug that would act on the brain to stimulate respiration (an analeptic). Suddenly, all that changed when he was plunged into a mind-blowing psychedelic state after he accidentally…

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Sugar Craving and Diabetes Linked to Gut Bacteria

We tend to think of craving as a psychological phenomenon triggered by habits, desires, and emotional swings, but new research shows that a wide range of psychological conditions are generated by the community of bacteria thriving in our gut. These microbes release substances that act as hormones  or neurotransmitters to affect mental function. A new…

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Leonard Lopate Show WNYC

"On the Origins of Rage and How it Affects Your Brain"