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title: 'Researching Psilocybin''s Effects on Depression - Dr. Rosalind Watts'
date: '2018-03-15 16:15'
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author: 'Y Combinator'
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    category: scratchpad
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        - youtube
        - psilocybin
        - psychedelics
        - depression
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YC podcast with [Dr. Rosalind Watts](https://twitter.com/ros_watts), a clinical psychologist at the Psychedelic Research Group at Imperial College London.

The Psychedelic Research Group focuses on two main areas: first, the action of psychedelic drugs in the brain and second, their clinical utility,  e.g. as aides to psychotherapy, with a particular focus on depression.