The Heifets Laboratory
Welcome to the Heifets Lab
Our research group is dedicated to understanding and improving on powerful, rapid-acting therapies for psychiatric disease, such as ketamine, MDMA and psilocybin. We bridge basic science and clinical trials, connecting neuroscience, psychiatry and anesthesiology in pursuit of highly effective, safe treatment strategies scalable to the millions of patients who need them.
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DMT neurochemistry and neurophysiology in the rat brain: Journal of Neuroscience article now published based on work of Nick Glynos, Emma Huels, Dinesh Pal and others from the Michigan Psychedelic Center. https://www.jneurosci.org/content/46/5/e0742242025
This 👇is the last revolution. We are working on the next one - and need your help.
HIRING: Postdoc at @nyulangone (Center for Psychedelic Medicine) to lead precision neuroimaging + psychedelics translational research. Looking for strong neuroimaging + human subjects experience,… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019136799021404356
Incredible piece, Relief, by @mendezmendez created for our @Nature paper on pain, emotion, and cortical opioid circuits ...
A beautiful visual language for the science 🧠💫✨
Check out the thread for the design intention👇
http://x.com/i/article/2015581377597681664
We just sped up image analysis for a key part of hearing loss research by 50-fold. 🚀👂
Excited to announce our latest paper in PLOS Biology: "VASCilia," an open-source AI tool that revolutionizes how we visualize and analyze cochlear hair cells.
The Bottleneck: For years,… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2014046889948418356
If I’m on this app, then you know I need something🤪 IF you’ve tried DMT I NEED you to fill this out ASAP. If you know ANYONE that has tried DMT, send this to them: https://maastrichtuniversity.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6FOG4UdWS8MXOJw
The debate over psychological support vs psychotherapy in psychedelic treatment is confused—and that confusion matters for science, safety, and regulation.
We were confused too. So we worked it through together and published what clarified it for us... 🧵
@Katherine_Chg @sdpnayak @BWe1ss Citation:
Schettino, J. R., Cheung, K., Nayak, S. M., Weiss, B. M., & Yaden, D. B. Psychological support can be distinguished from psychotherapy: Clarifications for future empirical work. General hospital psychiatry, 99, 30-40.
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(PDF) Psychological support can be distinguished from psychotherapy: Clarifications for future...
PDF | On Dec 1, 2025, Jonathan R. Schettino and others published Psychological support can be distinguished from p...
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New work from the Heifets lab on psychedelics and pain in preclinical models. Prompts many important questions regarding species, routes of administration, and mechanisms.
No evidence of immediate or persistent analgesic effect from a single dose of psilocybin in three...
Nature Communications - Psilocybin may help treat chronic pain, possibly due to direct analgesic effects. Here, author...
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