{"id":1259,"date":"2023-08-10T11:31:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T11:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/psychedelics\/?page_id=1259"},"modified":"2023-08-10T11:31:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T11:31:03","slug":"michiel-van-elk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/psychedelic-colloquium-archive\/michiel-van-elk\/","title":{"rendered":"Michiel van Elk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contributor &#8211; Speaker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/psychedelic-colloquium-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/745\/2023\/08\/Michiel-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/psychedelic-colloquium-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/745\/2023\/08\/Michiel-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/psychedelic-colloquium-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/745\/2023\/08\/Michiel-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/psychedelic-colloquium-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/745\/2023\/08\/Michiel.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Michiel van Elk is an associate professor at the unit of Cognitive Psychology of the Institute of Psychology. Michiel completed his PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience at the Donders Institute in Nijmegen. In 2010, he worked as a researcher at the University of California Santa Barbara and then as a postdoctoral fellow in Switzerland. Michiel&#8217;s research focuses on religious and spiritual experiences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Colloquium Presentation: 03 December 2021 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Putting Psychedelics in Perspective<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abstract <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this talk I will present new research plans for the NWO funded VIDI project \u2018Putting Psychedelics in Perspective\u2019. The last decade we have witnessed a psychedelic revival, reflected in an increased societal interest, a flurry of clinical applications and a boost of scientific research. At the same time, both the popular and the scientific debates about psychedelics are highly polarized. Proponents argue that psychedelics, such as LSD and psilocybin, can induce mystical experiences with a profound impact on people\u2019s lives and a strong therapeutic potential for biomedical disorders. Skeptics point out the potential dangers of recreational and semi-therapeutic psychedelic drug use \u2013 especially in light of the absence of clear guidelines and best practices. Currently there is a lack of integration between these two perspectives. The aim of this project is to fill this gap, by setting up a research program to study the psychological and neurocognitive mechanisms underlying psychedelically induced mystical experiences. I present the research proposal for four different inter-related quantitative high-powered studies, which will focus on (1) neurocognitive and bodily effects of psychedelics, (2) how prior expectations (i.e., often referred to as \u2018set\u2019) shape psychedelic experiences, and (3) the efficacy of psychedelics compared to other\u00a0techniques to induce mystical experiences. An integral part of the project is to replicate key findings from the scientific literature through the use of Open Science Practices and Bayesian statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contributor &#8211; Speaker Michiel van Elk is an associate professor at the unit of Cognitive Psychology of the Institute of Psychology. Michiel completed his PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience at the Donders Institute in Nijmegen. 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