Selected Invited Colloquia2011 Society for Asian Art, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco Weaving a dialogue between Buddhism and science Tamalpais High School Parent-Teacher Association, Mill Valley, California Drug use and adolescence Staff Education Lecture, Botanical Garden, UC Berkeley Medicinal plants in human history 2010 Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatric Medicine, Alta Bates Medical Center, Berkeley Anomalous psychological phenomena: relevance to clinical issues and to the neuroscience of mind Science @ Cal Lecture Series, UC Berkeley What can neurobiology say about mind and consciousness? Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia, and Ligmincha Institute, Charlottesville, Virginia New directions in the dialogue between Buddhism and science Grand Rounds, Sonoma County Department of Mental Health Services, Santa Rosa, California Pharmacologic treatment of psychosis: history and recent developments Alcohol Research Group, Emeryville, California New clinical research with psychedelic drugs 2009 Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville Psychedelic medicines: some history and current research Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville Quantum mechanics and mental phenomena Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai History and current neurochemical research concerning psychiatric medications Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatric Medicine, Alta Bates Medical Center, Berkeley Drug information and the internet California High School Science Scholar Program, Keynote Address, Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley Brain science in the 21st century 2008 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Public Lecture Series, UC Berkeley Brain, mind, consciousness Science Cafe Community Education Event, San Francisco Drug information and education 2007 Marin County Psychotherapy Association, California Neurobiology, mind, and psychotherapy Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatric Medicine, Alta Bates Medical Center, Berkeley Neuroscience and consciousness University of California San Francisco Medical School, Brain Interest Group Neuroscience and consciousness Grand Rounds, Sonoma County Department of Mental Health Services, Santa Rosa, California What can contemporary neuroscience say about consciousness? Conference on Death and Dying: Scientific and Buddhist Perspectives, La Salle Medical University, Mexico City Neurobiology, consciousness, death, and near-death International Conference on Buddhism and Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand Neurobiology and consciousness Ask-A-Scientist Community Education Event, San Francisco The mind-brain connection 2006 Institute of Cognitive and Brain Sciences, UC Berkeley Toward a revolution in the mind sciences California Society of Addiction Medicine State of the Art Conference, San Francisco Neurobiology of addiction Grand Rounds, Sonoma County Department of Mental Health Services, Santa Rosa, California New directions in mind science 2005 Exploratorium Museum of Science, San Francisco Dramatic art, genetics, and brain science Grand Rounds, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Santa Rosa, California Neurobiology of addiction Unselt Lecture, Botanical Garden, UC Berkeley This is your brain on plants Ask-A-Scientist Community Education Event, San Francisco Mind, brain, and consciousness 2004 Grand Rounds, Sonoma County Department of Mental Health Services, Santa Rosa, California Neurobiology of addiction Berkeley Art Museum, UC Berkeley The dialogue between Buddhism and brain science 2003 United States Department of Veterans Affairs Western Region Health Care Meeting, Reno, Nevada Cannabis use in veterans having combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder Grand Rounds, Sonoma County Department of Mental Health Services, Santa Rosa, California Neurobiology of addiction 2001 California Society of Addiction Medicine State of the Art Conference, Los Angeles History and pharmacology of MDMA American Society of Addiction Medicine National Meeting, Los Angeles Chemistry and behavioral effects of club drugs 1999 International Conference on Yoga Research, Bangalore, India Brain chemistry and ananda Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington DC What is new in the pharmacology of illicit drugs? 1998 Interval Research Corporation, Palo Alto, California Neurobiology of reward 1997 Medical Grand Rounds, Department of Veterans Affiars Medical Center, San Francisco Marijuana: medical, psychological, and neurobiological aspects 1996 Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Department of Veterans Affiars Medical Center, San Francisco The internet, education, and drug information 1995 California Society of Addiction Medicine State of the Art Conference, Los Angeles New clinical research with schedule one drugs |