9 – 12 September 2021 Berlin

From Science to implementation

Psychedelic states in basic research, therapy, and human development

The MIND Foundation and its partners are excited to once again offer a space for curiosity and exploration into cutting-edge psychedelic research. INSIGHT 2021 brings focus to translating psychedelic research into clinical practice and integrating psychedelic states into basic research, therapies, and human development.

Join us and leading experts as we explore every step from science to implementation.

We look forward to seeing you at INSIGHT 2021!

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Initial speaker line-up

Prof. Dr. med. Gerhard Gründer

Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Molecular Neuroimaging, Central Institute of Mental Health Mannheim

Prof. Dr. med. Franz X. Vollenweider

Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Neuropsychopharmacology and Brain Imaging, University of Zürich

Prof. Dr. David Nutt

Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London, Division of Brain Sciences

Prof. Dr. Matthew Johnson

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research

Dr. Katrin Preller

Senior Researcher, Psychologist, and Neuroscientist at University of Zürich and Yale University

Dr. sc. hum. Henrik Jungaberle

Director of the MIND Foundation

Dr. Martha Havenith

Research group leader at the Ernst-Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience, Coach for Connective Breathwork

Prof. Dr. Dr. Uwe Herwig

Medical Director at the Center for Psychiatry Reichenau, Academic Teaching Hospital of the University of Konstanz

Prof. Dr. Matthias Liechti

Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Internal Medicine at University Hospital, Basel

Dr. med. Andrea Jungaberle

Anesthesiologist, Intensive and Emergency Care, Board of the MIND Foundation and Medical Director at OVID

Dr. Elizabeth Nielson

Clinical Psychologist, Co-Founder and Lead Trainer at Fluence

Prof. Dr. Harry Sumnall

Professor in Substance Use at the Public Health Institute of the Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom

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Call for Speakers & Posters

In order to guarantee enough time for preparation, INSIGHT 2021 will make two calls for applications – separated into talks and posters. The CALL FOR SPEAKERS is open for a total period of four months. A CALL FOR POSTERS follows, open for a total period of six weeks.

Call for speakers: 1st November 2020 – 28th February 2021

Call for posters: 1st March 2021 – 15th April 2021

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INSIGHT 2021 and MIND Foundation Awards

The MIND Foundation is happy to announce a number of awards for contributions of exceptional value to research as well as remarkable presentations that will be conferred at INSIGHT 2021.

Best Clinical Research Presentation
Best Basic Research Presentation
Young Researcher Awards
Best Research Poster

And last but not least, the conference audience itself will collectively choose the recipient of the

INSIGHT 2021 Audience Award

INSIGHT 2019 Highlights

More than 600 researchers, clinicians, and members of the public jointly participated in discussions with international experts and young researchers at INSIGHT 2019. The conference also hosted a variety of interactive performances and workshops, exploring consciousness and therapeutical methods through art and experience.
INSIGHT 2021 welcomes an even larger variety of experts from the fields of medicine, neuroscience, psychotherapy, philosophy, social and political sciences, public health, and policy making – and an expanded social and art program.

INSIGHT 2019 welcomed participants from many different countries and scientific disciplines.
Prof. Dr. Thomas Metzinger: Is a rational & evidence-based enculturation of the psychedelic experience possible?
Researchers, therapists, doctors all contributed to creating an inspiring INSIGHT 2019.
Dr. Andrea Jungaberle: Psychedelic States, Death and Dying
Interactive performances and workshops are a core aspect of INSIGHT.
Dr. Henrik Jungaberle: Re-Evaluation of Psychedelics Challenges for Science, Therapy & Public Health
Discussions between the world's leading thinkers took place at INSIGHT.
Prof. Dr. Matthias Liechti: Current Research on LSD in Healthy Subjects and Patients.