Stories by Matthew W. Johnson

Matthew W. Johnson, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and is associate director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research. He has conducted scientific research on psychedelics since 2004 and has published numerous studies on the potential therapeutic effects of psychedelics as well as their risks. He serves as advisor to several companies regarding the medical development of psychedelics and related compounds. His Twitter feed is @Drug_Researcher.

Behavior

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

Policy

Setting the Record Straight on Medical Psilocybin

A recent critique of an article in Neuropharmacology was unfair, say the study's authors

August 23, 2018 — Matthew W. Johnson, Roland R. Griffiths, Peter S. Hendricks and Jack E. Henningfield