Summary of Current Research Projects

The Beckley Foundation is an independent trust whose scientific research programme seeks to explore the neural and physiological correlates of consciousness and its altered states, particularly those that promote well-being, whether achieved through meditation, psychoactive substances or other techniques. It is also involved in investigating the impairments in consciousness that can occur with aging, which in diseased states manifests as dementia and Alzheimer's disease, and methods by which this process can be counteracted.

A summary of some of the current studies is given below:

• I. Investigating Cerebral Circulation and its Effects on Cognition and the Aging Process

• II. Investigating the Neurobiology of Meditative States
• III. Developing of a State of Consciousness Monitoring Device
• IV. Developing a Cognition Detection System to Improve State Diagnoses in Non-Responsive Patients
• V. Investigating Altered States Of Consciousness Induced By Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
• VI. Investigating Blood Flow And CSF Movement After Lysergic Acid Diethylamide Ingestion
• VII. Identifying The Brain Correlates Of The Subjective Effects Of Cannabis That Users Find Beneficial
• VIII. The Physiological Correlates Of THCs Influence On Thought Disconnection
• IX. Future Studies and Studies the Foundation is Sponsoring