Stories by David B. Yaden

David B. Yaden, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania. His research includes emotions and altered states of consciousness and how they relate to mental health. He is now focused on the therapeutic potential of psychedelics. His Twitter feed is @ExistWell.

Behavior & Society

There’s No Good Evidence That Psychedelics Can Change Your Politics or Religion

The balance of data don’t support the idea, and claims otherwise could lead to alarmism

November 5, 2020 — Matthew W. Johnson and David B. Yaden | Opinion

Cognition

Deep Listening

Lessons from the psychology of the spiritual imagination

January 8, 2018 — David B. Yaden