Beckley Foundation psychedelic research

3) The Beckley Foundation/Imperial College Programme of Psychedelic Studies: Using Pharmacological fMRI to Measure the Effects of Psilocybin on Brain Activity and Blood Flow.

Researchers: Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris, Amanda Feilding and Prof. David Nutt

The first project in our new programme: This recently completed pilot study is the first ever UK-based scientific study on the effects of psilocybin in human volunteers, and the first UK-based study on the effects of a classic hallucinogen or 'psychedelic' drug in recent times. It is a landmark project which we expect to deliver important new insights into the mechanisms of action of psychedelic drugs, the neurophysiology of the drug-induced state and the nature of this state in the wider context of human consciousness. The write-up of the pilot work will soon be submitted to the highly-regarded Journal of Psychopharmacology.

4) Two collaborations of the Beckley Foundation Psychedelic Programme are progressing well

Both the first scientific study in recent times with LSD in human participants at Berkeley, California, and the first study using psilocybin as an aid to psychotherapy in overcoming treatment-resistant addiction at Johns Hopkins, are progressing carefully and satisfactorily. The renaissance of psychedelic research is truly underway...

This is from their Christmas letter, which also touts their new new online magazine at brainwaving.com