Video Lectures on Psycho-immunology
Dec 13, 2024
On this webpage are video presentations about our work in psychobiology. These talks were given at the Institute's annual International Psychobiology & Psycho-immunology Research Symposium. (You can view over 80 symposium presentations on our YouTube channel. We also refer you to our textbooks for more in-depth material.)
- Psycho-immunology for viral and bacterial infections, by Kirsten Lykkegaard DVM PhD (2020)
- Paradigm shift in medical science: conflicting world views, by Kirsten Lykkegaard DVM, PhD (2020)
- Designing psycho-immunology treatments using trauma epigenetics, by Grant McFetridge PhD (2021)
- Potential medical implications of psycho-immunology, by Mary Pellicer MD (2022)
- Fueled by curiosity: Health and disease from a Peak States perspective, by Kirsten Lykkegaard DVM PhD (2022)
- Psychobiology vs Psycho-immunology: Which is better for treating disease?, by Grant McFetridge PhD (2023)
- Phase 2 clinical trials using psycho-immunology treatments, by Kirsten Lykkegaard DVM, PhD (2024)
- Safety and efficacy testing in applied psycho-immunology research, by Grant McFetridge PhD (2021)
1) Psycho-immunology for viral and bacterial infections, by Kirsten Lykkegaard DVM PhD (2020)
Psycho-immunology is a term used to describe immunity to a pathogen achieved through a psychological treatment. This talk will cover the Institute's discoveries of why we are psychologically "drawn" to get diseases and how immunity can be achieved in various ways. Examples from our work will be presented. This talk was presented at the 1st International Psycho-immunology and Psychobiology Research Symposium in 2020. (If the video just spins, tap the title at the top of the video to open it in a new window.)
2) Paradigm shift in medical science: conflicting world views, by Kirsten Lykkegaard DVM, PhD (2020)
A paradigm is the model scientists hold about a particular area of knowledge. When a person believes in a paradigm, internal psychological forces cause the person to reject or ignore data that doesn't fit their unconscious paradigm. In this talk, Dr Kirsten Lykkegaard discusses different reasons for these internal forces followed by an overview over how our Institute’s models fit into the current world view of health and medicine, and the implications on moving forward with new paradigms and discoveries. Presented at the 1st International Psycho-immunology and Psychobiology Research Symposium in 2020. (If the video just spins, tap the title at the top of the video to open it in a new window.)
3) Designing psycho-immunology treatments using trauma epigenetics, by Grant McFetridge PhD (2021)
Currently, one of the biggest problems in the field of psycho-immunology is in moving theory into practical applications. In this talk, Dr. Grant McFetridge describes a fundamentally new way to view the infection process, which allows the development of entirely new techniques to treat infection and immunization. This approach uses trauma techniques to find and release epigenetically inhibited genes that affect immunity to individual pathogens. Founder and Co-Director of Research for the Institute for the Study of Peak States, Dr. McFetridge outlines the progress that the Institute has made to be able to design psycho-immunology treatments. Presented at the 2nd International Psycho-immunology and Psychobiology Research Symposium in 2021. (If the video just spins, tap the title at the top of the video to open it in a new window.)
4) Potential medical implications of psycho-immunology, by Mary Pellicer MD (2022)
"As a physician working on the research team at the Institute, I have a bird's eye view of breakthroughs as they happen. I am not a futurist, but I like to consider the potential implications of what we are discovering to the field of medicine. Join me as I peer into the future and consider what that might look like." Presented at the 3rd Psycho-immunology and Psychobiology Research Symposium in 2022.(If the video just spins, tap the title at the top of the video to open it in a new window.)
5) Fueled by curiosity: Health and disease from a Peak States perspective, by Kirsten Lykkegaard DVM PhD (2022)
Why hasn't medicine made progress on certain diseases? This talk by our Co-Director of Research, Dr Kirsten Lykkegaard, will give you insights and an overview into the thinking and modeling about health from a psychobiology and psycho-immunology perspective. Presented at the 3rd International Psycho-immunology and Psychobiology Research Symposium in 2022. (If the video just spins, tap the title at the top of the video to open it in a new window.)
6) Psychobiology vs Psycho-immunology: Which is better for treating disease?, by Grant McFetridge PhD (2023)
Dr Grant McFetridge explains, from an Institute perspective, the difference between psychobiology and psycho-immunology, and the pros and cons of each approach in developing treatments for specific diseases. He also discusses how the field of psychology views these topics. This presentation was delivered at the Institute for the Study of Peak State's 4th international psychobiology and psycho-immunology research symposium in July 2023.(If the video just spins, tap the title at the top of the video to open it in a new window.)
7) Phase 2 clinical trials using psycho-immunology treatments, by Kirsten Lykkegaard DVM, PhD (2024)
In this presentation, Dr Kirsten Lykkegaard, the Director of Research at the Institute for the Study of Peak States, talks about our ongoing safety testing. In specific this talk focuses on the phase 2 clinical trials of our new psycho-immunology treatments of 6 very common pathogen-caused psychological issues. This talk was given at the 5th International Psycho-immunology and Psychobiology Research Symposium held in Denmark in 2024. (If the video just spins, tap the title at the top of the video to open it in a new window.)
8) Safety and efficacy testing in applied psycho-immunology research, by Grant McFetridge PhD (2021)
The Institute's Co-Directors of Research, Dr Kirsten Lykkegaard and Dr Grant McFetridge, explain research risks and the similarities and differences that our psycho-immunology research approach has to drug research and engineering research. This was a lecture given to the Institute's applied research team in 2021. (If the video just spins, tap the title at the top of the video to open it in a new window.)