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A New Understanding explores the treatment of end-of-life anxiety in terminally ill cancer patients using psilocybin, a psychoactive compound found in some mushrooms, to facilitate deeply spiritual experiences. The documentary explores the confluence of science and spirituality in the first psychedelic research studies since the 1970s with terminally ill patients. As a society we devote a great deal of attention to treating cancer, but very little to treating the human being who is dying of cancer.
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Amber Lyon
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A New Understanding: The Science of Psilocybin was released on March 1, 2015.
The runtime of A New Understanding: The Science of Psilocybin is 55m.
A New Understanding: The Science of Psilocybin is a Documentary movie.
A New Understanding: The Science of Psilocybin has a rating of 7.8 out of 10 on TMDB.
A New Understanding: The Science of Psilocybin is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
A New Understanding: The Science of Psilocybin was directed by Robert J. Barnhart.
The main cast of A New Understanding: The Science of Psilocybin includes Amber Lyon.
A New Understanding: The Science of Psilocybin is originally in English.