Franz Vollenweider

About

Franz Vollenweider is the Chief Psychiatrist and Co-Director of the Psychiatric Research Center at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. His research focuses on the neural mechanisms and effects of psychedelics, specifically psilocybin and LSD, on emotional empathy, cognition, and brain behavior relationships. Notable works include studies on the impact of psilocybin on major depression and the mapping of brain-behavior space along the psychosis spectrum.