The Ayahuasca Mystery Western Science Took Decades to Solve
October 21, 2026
Ayahuasca, DMT and the science behind one of pharmacology's most fascinating mysteries.
How did Indigenous Amazonian cultures develop a brew containing DMT when the molecule alone does not produce the same effects when taken orally? Dr. Andrew Gallimore explores the chemistry, history and scientific discoveries behind ayahuasca.
In this mini episode of Masters of the Mind, host Alexandre Tomic speaks with Gallimore about Indigenous plant knowledge, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, the history of scientific discovery and the connections between traditional pharmacology and modern research into endogenous DMT.
Subscribe to Masters of the Mind for weekly mini episodes exploring neuroscience, psychedelics, consciousness and the nature of reality.
Ayahuasca, DMT and the science behind one of pharmacology's most fascinating mysteries.
How did Indigenous Amazonian cultures develop a brew containing DMT when the molecule alone does not produce the same effects when taken orally? Dr. Andrew Gallimore explores the chemistry, history and scientific discoveries behind ayahuasca.
In this mini episode of Masters of the Mind, host Alexandre Tomic speaks with Gallimore about Indigenous plant knowledge, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, the history of scientific discovery and the connections between traditional pharmacology and modern research into endogenous DMT.
Subscribe to Masters of the Mind for weekly mini episodes exploring neuroscience, psychedelics, consciousness and the nature of reality.
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