Dráulio de Araujo
Professor Titular; neuroscientist
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Research Footprint
Dráulio de Araujo appears in 13 tracked papers (2011–2026), most studied alongside Ayahuasca, LSD and MDMA, across Depressive Disorders, Neuroimaging & Brain Measures and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).
Most-cited paper: Antidepressant effects of a single dose of ayahuasca in patients with recurrent depression: a preliminary report (483 citations).
Frequent co-authors: Draulio Araújo, Fernanda Palhano-Fontes and Jamie Hallak.
Background & Research
Dráulio Barros de Araújo earned degrees in Physics, completed a PhD in Applied Physics to Medicine and Biology, and later became a professor at the Instituto do Cérebro at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). His research focuses on neuroimaging, EEG/fMRI, altered states of consciousness induced by psychedelics, and their potential antidepressant effects. He is widely published in psychedelic science and has been involved in clinical trials of ayahuasca for depression.
Key Impact
He is a leading Brazilian neuroscientist whose work has helped shape modern clinical and neuroimaging research on ayahuasca and psychedelic antidepressant effects.
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