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Michael Lifshitz is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at McGill University and the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal. He holds a PhD in Neuroscience from McGill and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Anthropology at Stanford University. His research integrates phenomenology, neuroscience, and ethnography to explore the plasticity of consciousness, focusing on practices such as meditation, hypnosis, psychedelics, and prayer that alter subjective experiences and agency.
Key research interests include how these practices modulate feelings of agency, allowing thoughts, actions, and sensations to feel external to the self. His work spans cultural neurophenomenology, psychedelic thought, and the intersection of ritual context with mental states.
His recent publications explore topics like ketamine’s pharmacological effects, virtual reality-guided meditation for older adults, and the neurophenomenology of spiritual experiences. He has co-edited works on hypnosis and meditation, emphasizing cross-disciplinary approaches. Michael’s research is supported by collaborations with institutions like the Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry at McGill.
