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Kim P. C. Kuypers is affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on the field of psychology, with a significant emphasis on clinical psychology, organic chemistry, cellular and molecular neuroscience, pharmacology, and nutrition and dietetics.

Their work covers several main topics that include:

  • Psychedelics and Drug Studies
  • Chemical synthesis and alkaloids
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology

Frequent co-authors in Kuypers's research include Johannes G. Ramaekers, Natasha L. Mason, Eef L. Theunissen, Johannes T. Reckweg, and Nadia R. P. W. Hutten.

Their publications have been featured in a range of scientific journals, with the most frequent venues being:

  • European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Psychopharmacology
  • European Psychiatry
  • Scientific Reports

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Kuypers include:

  • Me, myself, bye: regional alterations in glutamate and the experience of ego dissolution with psilocybin, 2020, Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Psychedelics and Neuroplasticity: A Systematic Review Unraveling the Biological Underpinnings of Psychedelics, 2021, Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Low Doses of LSD Acutely Increase BDNF Blood Plasma Levels in Healthy Volunteers, 2020, ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science
  • Spontaneous and deliberate creative cognition during and after psilocybin exposure, 2021, Translational Psychiatry
  • Mood and cognition after administration of low LSD doses in healthy volunteers: A placebo controlled dose-effect finding study, 2020, European Neuropsychopharmacology

Best Publications

  • Me, myself, bye: regional alterations in glutamate and the experience of ego dissolution with psilocybin

    N. L. Mason;K. P. C. Kuypers;F. Müller;F. Müller;J. Reckweg

  • Psychedelics and Neuroplasticity: A Systematic Review Unraveling the Biological Underpinnings of Psychedelics

    Cato M. H. de Vos;Natasha L. Mason;Kim P. C. Kuypers

  • Sub-acute and long-term effects of ayahuasca on affect and cognitive thinking style and their association with ego dissolution

    M. V. Uthaug;K. van Oorsouw;K. P. C. Kuypers;M. van Boxtel

  • Microdosing psychedelics: More questions than answers? An overview and suggestions for future research:

    Kim P. C. Kuypers;Livia Ng;David Erritzoe;Gitte M. Knudsen

  • Ayahuasca enhances creative divergent thinking while decreasing conventional convergent thinking

    Kim Kuypers;J Riba;M de la Fuente Revenga;S Barker

  • A single inhalation of vapor from dried toad secretion containing 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT) in a naturalistic setting is related to sustained enhancement of satisfaction with life, mindfulness-related capacities, and a decrement of psychopathological symptoms

    M. V. Uthaug;R. Lancelotta;K. van Oorsouw;K. P. C. Kuypers

  • Sub-Acute Effects of Psilocybin on Empathy, Creative Thinking, and Subjective Well-Being

    Natasha L Mason;Elisabeth Mischler;Malin V Uthaug;Kim P C Kuypers

  • Medicinal Δ(9) -tetrahydrocannabinol (dronabinol) impairs on-the-road driving performance of occasional and heavy cannabis users but is not detected in Standard Field Sobriety Tests.

    Wendy M Bosker;Kim P C Kuypers;Eef L Theunissen;Anke Surinx

  • Acute Effects of 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) on Behavioral Measures of Impulsivity: Alone and in Combination with Alcohol

    Johannes Gerardus Ramaekers;Kim P. C. Kuypers

  • Effects of acute MDMA intoxication on mood and impulsivity: role of the 5-HT2 and 5-HT1 receptors.

    Janelle H. P. van Wel;Kim P. C. Kuypers;Eef L. Theunissen;Wendy M. Bosker

  • Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy—A Systematic Review of Associated Psychological Interventions

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  • MDMA and alcohol effects, combined and alone, on objective and subjective measures of actual driving performance and psychomotor function

    Kim P. C. Kuypers;N. Samyn;Johannes Gerardus Ramaekers

  • Low Doses of LSD Acutely Increase BDNF Blood Plasma Levels in Healthy Volunteers.

    Nadia R. P. W. Hutten;Natasha L. Mason;Patrick C. Dolder;Eef L. Theunissen

  • Transient memory impairment after acute dose of 75mg 3.4-Methylene-dioxymethamphetamine.

    Kim P. C. Kuypers;Jan G. Ramaekers

  • Spontaneous and deliberate creative cognition during and after psilocybin exposure.

    N. L. Mason;K. P. C. Kuypers;J. T. Reckweg;F. Müller;F. Müller

  • Stimulant effects of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) 75 mg and methylphenidate 20 mg on actual driving during intoxication and withdrawal.

    Johannes Gerardus Ramaekers;Kim P. C. Kuypers;N. Samyn

  • Motives and Side-Effects of Microdosing With Psychedelics Among Users.

    Nadia R P W Hutten;Natasha L Mason;Patrick C Dolder;Kim P C Kuypers

  • No Evidence that MDMA-Induced Enhancement of Emotional Empathy Is Related to Peripheral Oxytocin Levels or 5-HT1a Receptor Activation

    Kim P. C. Kuypers;Rafael de la Torre;Magi Farre;Samanta Yubero-Lahoz

  • A case-control study estimating accident risk for alcohol, medicines and illegal drugs

    Kim Paula Colette Kuypers;Kim Paula Colette Kuypers;Sara-Ann Legrand;Johannes Gerardus Ramaekers;Alain Gaston Verstraete

  • Mood and cognition after administration of low LSD doses in healthy volunteers: A placebo controlled dose-effect finding study

    Nadia R.P.W. Hutten;Natasha L. Mason;Patrick C. Dolder;Eef L. Theunissen

  • A placebo-controlled study to assess Standardized Field Sobriety Tests performance during alcohol and cannabis intoxication in heavy cannabis users and accuracy of point of collection testing devices for detecting THC in oral fluid.

    W. M. Bosker;E. L. Theunissen;S. Conen;K. P. C. Kuypers

  • Psychomotor function in chronic daily Cannabis smokers during sustained abstinence.

    Wendy M. Bosker;Erin L. Karschner;Dayong Lee;Robert S. Goodwin

  • Cannabis and tolerance : acute drug impairment as a function of cannabis use history

    J. G. Ramaekers;J. H. van Wel;D. B. Spronk;S. W. Toennes

  • Acute dose of MDMA (75 mg) impairs spatial memory for location but leaves contextual processing of visuospatial information unaffected

    Kim P. C. Kuypers;Johannes G. Ramaekers

Frequent Co-Authors

Johannes G. Ramaekers
Johannes G. Ramaekers Maastricht University
Eef L. Theunissen
Eef L. Theunissen Maastricht University
Robbert-Jan Verkes
Robbert-Jan Verkes Radboud University
Marta Torrens
Marta Torrens Autonomous University of Barcelona
W. van den Brink
W. van den Brink University of Amsterdam
Koen Schruers
Koen Schruers Maastricht University
René Hurlemann
René Hurlemann Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Wim J. Riedel
Wim J. Riedel Maastricht University
Zach Walsh
Zach Walsh University of British Columbia
Barbara Franke
Barbara Franke Radboud University

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