E102 - The PsychopharmaStahlogy Show: Forgetting Your PTSD: Using Reconsolidation to Forget Traumatic Memories

What exactly is reconsolidation? How does disrupting this process work to neutralize fear conditioning? How has hallucinogen-assisted psychotherapy been implemented as an attempt to block reconsolidation of activated memories during psychotherapy sessions In this episode, as part of our special series, the PsychopharmaStahlogy Show, Dr. Andrew Cutler asks Dr. Stephen Stahl these questions, and so much more! Don't miss Part 3 of this interview. With this special series, brought to you by the NEI Podcast we will address a different theme in psychopharmacology every 3 months. Each theme is split into 3 parts, with one part released each month. The first theme is on psychedelic assisted psychotherapy as a novel approach to the treatment of psychiatric disorders. Episodes to be released under this theme include: Part 1: Now You See It, Now You Don't: The Power of Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy Part 2: Forgetting to Be Addicted: Altering Compulsivity in the Addiction Process Part 3: Forgetting Your PTSD: Using Reconsolidation to Forget Traumatic Memories Subscribe to the NEI Podcast, so that you don't miss another episode!