Michael Lifshitz is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at McGill University, working at the intersection of contemplative practice, neuroscience, and anthropology. He studies practices that aim to transform subjective experience — from meditation and hypnosis to placebos, prayer, and psychedelics. He did his PhD in Neuroscience at McGill and then a postdoctoral fellowship in Anthropology at Stanford University. Drawing on this interdisciplinary background, his research explores how experience, neurobiology, and cultural context interact to shape the process and outcomes of spiritual practice.
Michael Lifshitz, PhD, works at the intersection of contemplative practice, neuroscience, and anthropology. He studies practices that aim to transform subjective experience — from meditation and hypnosis to placebos, prayer, and psychedelics. His research explores how experience, neurobiology, and cultural context interact to shape the process and outcomes of spiritual practice.