I'm a psychedelic neuroscientist with my feet both in academia and industry. I work at the intersection of neuroscience, mental health, and holistic health.My passionate interest in psychedelics has led me to develop extensive expertise on the neurobiological, psychological, and clinical research on these drugs and related topics, and I apply this knowledge towards several ends.I regularly act as a scientific consultant to companies with an interest in psychedelics/mental health/wellness, offering my expertise related to psychedelic science, neural and psychological data collection and/or analysis, study/clinical trial design, IP development, and related topics.https://www.maneshgirn.com--On the academic side:I currently work as a postdoctoral neuroscientist at the University of California, San Francisco, conducting research on the brain mechanisms underlying psychedelic drugs alongside Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris. I work within the Neuroscape research center, in the Psychedelics Division.I obtained my PhD in Neuroscience at McGill University, working in The Montreal Neurological Institute. My PhD research focused on the so-called 'default-mode network' and on the brain mechanisms underlying psychedelic drugs as revealed by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).I have been lead or co-author on about two dozen peer-reviewed scientific publications and book chapters on topics including psychedelics and the default-mode network.https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ubfgBP4AAAAJ--On the industry side:I am Scientific Director at The Center for Minds, a non-profit research organization exploring the potential of psychedelics and consciousness practices to enhance creativity and problem solving.https://centerforminds.org/I am Chief Research Officer at EntheoTech Bioscience, a Canadian psychedelic bioscience company that focuses on ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, natural psilocybin formulation development, and psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy clinical trials.https://www.entheotech.ca-- On the content creation side:I'm also passionate about science translation in the psychedelic space. Towards this end, I have been a guest on a variety of podcasts, have given lectures for a variety of organizations, and run a YouTube channel (The Psychedelic Scientist) that disseminates the latest developments in scientific research involving psychedelic drugs to a general audience.https://www.youtube.com/c/thepsychedelicscientisthttps://www.instagram.com/thepsychedelicscientist