Samuli Kangaslampi
Psychologist, PhD
University Lecturer @ Tampere University
Researching trauma, PTSD, psychedelics, autobiographical memory
More at https://kangaslampi.net
- Critical commentary on a recent paper reporting emergence of dissociated traumatic memories during psilocybin treatment now out in the Journal of Eating Disorders, with @trpwolff.bsky.social, @manojdoss.bsky.social, Lilian Kloft-Heller, and @henryotgaar.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1186/s403...
- The original authors did not show that these were specifically cases of emergence de novo of dissociated memories and did not fully consider alternative explanations that we discuss. We caution against the suggestion of preparing patients for the possible emergence of forgotten material beforehand.
- We would approach the authors' tentative suggestion that psilocybin could be a treatment for dissociative amnesia with great caution. More generally, we advise against any sort of psychedelic-assisted recovered-memory therapy (which, to be clear, the authors were not explicitly suggesting).
- Reposted by Samuli KangaslampiIn this new commentary, @kangaslampi.bsky.social and I argue against viewing the psychedelic experience as a "biomarker" and challenge reductionistic drug-centered framings that obscure key psychosocial determinants of psychedelic therapy outcome, most notably psychotherapeutic processes. LINK ⬇️
- Is the psychedelic experience a pharmacodynamic biomarker? Or do psychotherapeutic processes matter? Comment with @trpwolff.bsky.social on the recent Goodwin et al. (2025) paper now available online in the Journal of Affective Disorders: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- Had a chat with @josh-hardman.bsky.social of @psychedelicalpha.bsky.social recently about recovered memories under #psychedelics. psychedelicalpha.com/news/recover...
- Recovering memories under MDMA or psychedelics and the impact of The Tell, a few scattered thoughts and observations: kangaslampi.net/the-tell-and...
- Can you really remember your birth on #LSD? My talk on memory experiences under #psychedelics, given at Breaking Convention 2025 in Exeter, UK, back in April, now publicly available on YouTube! youtube.com/watch?v=Mful...
- Spoiler: Probably not. But people do have fascinating memory experiences under psychedelics that warrant careful study and may be very relevant for therapeutic use. And that's why I'm busy studying them!
- Psykedeelit 2025 - The 3rd Finnish Interdisciplinary Conference on #Psychedelics coming up on October 2-4 in Turku, Finland. Diverse program, fantastic speakers, independent science, affordable registration. Come join us! See more at psyty.fi/psykedeelit2... @psytyfi.bsky.social
- Reposted by Samuli KangaslampiNew article out! Psychedelic researchers consider having personal experiences with psychedelics to be both helpful for their research and a potential source of bias. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
- Reposted by Samuli KangaslampiJärjestämme marraskuussa Psykedeelit mielenterveystyössä -koulutuksen, joka on suunnattu sosiaali- ja terveysalojen ammattilaisille ja opiskelijoille. 1/
- In lovely Tbilisi, Georgia, for the #ESTSS2025 conference, presenting a poster on recall of potentially traumatic events under #psychedelics and meeting old and new colleagues. Come say hi! @estss.bsky.social
- Reposted by Samuli KangaslampiWe are excited to announce the launch of Acta Psychedelica, a fully open-access, peer-reviewed, and non-profit journal dedicated to interdisciplinary psychedelic research. Run by researchers in the field, the journal aims to foster rigorous and open scientific discourse on psychedelics. 1/
- Out now: Psychedelics and autobiographical memory - six open questions With Morten Lietz, we present 6 unanswered questions on #psychedelics and autobiographical memory & discuss why they matter, what little we know about them, and ways to better study them in the future. doi.org/10.1007/s002...
- Reposted by Samuli KangaslampiThe call for papers is now open for Psykedeelit 2025 – The 3rd Finnish Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelics, held on October 2-4, 2025, in Turku, Finland! Submissions on all aspects of psychedelic research from any field of science are welcome. 1/
- Reposted by Samuli KangaslampiLast year, we organized Psykedeelit 2023, the second Finnish Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelics with speakers such as @erikadyck.bsky.social @trpwolff.bsky.social @manvir.bsky.social @kangaslampi.bsky.social @ailamustamo.bsky.social @emmakopra.bsky.social. Recordings are now online! 1/
