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Off-Duty Pilot Who Tried to Shut Off Engines Expresses Regret in Court

The former Alaska Airlines pilot had consumed psychedelic mushrooms two days before the flight. Judges approved plea agreements in his case on Friday.

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Joseph D. Emerson, an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot, was sitting in an extra seat in the cockpit during a flight on Oct. 22, 2023, when he tried to cut fuel to the engines, the authorities said.

3 Psychiatric Tools That Could Boost the Brain’s Natural Healing

They work for depression and P.T.S.D. Could they also help the brain repair itself after a neurologic catastrophe?

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Promising contenders for neurorehabilitation include transcranial magnetic stimulation, antidepressant pills and psychedelics, therapies that are better known for treating like depression, P.T.S.D. and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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