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Unveiling the iboga experience for first-timers and shamans alike, Iboganautics is the podcast committed to discovering everything there is to know about "Tabernanthe iboga," or simply called iboga, a naturally occurring psychedelic plant from Gabon in western Central Africa. While other podcasters and content producers mainly focus on the addiction interruption properties of ibogaine, the main acting alkaloid in iboga, there is so much more to discuss, so much more one could and should know for a richer appreciation of the experience. For this reason, I invite members of the iboga community and other experts on the podcast to speak not just about addiction but about alternative topics pertaining to iboga-the-plant as well as the subjective experiences elicited by iboga. After several transformative personal experiences in addition to my own academic research, I speak with people that have something educational and interesting to say about this substance/experience, directly or indirectly related; for example, from scholars in neuroscience, philosophy, psychology, anthropology, and botany to experienced staff at retreat centers, artists, lay experts, and so on. While there’s much good information about iboga across multiple media, I believe there’s more to discover by conversing with said experts. For more information, visit https://amhouot.com/iboganautics/

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2.4_Persistent Seeing Is Believing - HPPD_Andrew G. Lee

August 26, 2020 • A.M.

Dr. Andrew G. Lee is a professor in the Departments of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, is currently the Chair of the Blanton Eye Institute at Houston Methodist Hospital, has been on the editorial board of fourteen scientific journals, and my favorite part of Andrew’s CV is his YouTube channel called “Neuro-Ophthalmology with Dr. Andrew G. Lee” because it’s tremendously interesting and educational. I invite Andrew on the podcast to enlighten us about some neuro-ophthalmology basics and hallucinogen persisting perception disorder, also known as HPPD, regarding iboga visions. Topics of discussion include: how the eyes are literal windows to the brain; the likelihood of visionary persistence becoming permanent; visions come from the brain, not the eyes; the parts that constitute the eye—brain axis; the difference between hallucination and illusion; whether visually impaired people experience psychedelic-induced visionary phenomena; the intersection of psychedelics, neuroplasticity, and visions; and the main complaints reported by HPPD sufferers. Also, visit my Podcast Supplements article regarding afterthoughts of Andrew and I's conversation (https://amhouot.com/63-ep2-4_persistent-seeing-is-believing-hppd_andrew-g-lee/).

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