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Hallucinogenic Electric Mushroom (2011-007)

Hallucinogenic Electric Mushroom (2011-007)

Hallucinogenic Electric Mushroom (2011-007)

In 2011, Dr. Takeshi Yamada with the help of the research & development division of the microbiology department of the Coney Island University in Brooklyn, New York succeeded producing a unique new strain of mushroom by crossing the Ammanita muscaria (fly agaric), Tricholoma matsutake (Japanese matsutake mushroom), Auricularia auricula-judae (Judas's ear fungus), and Physarum polycephalum (sticky mold). Just as Ammanita muscaria, this mushroom contain the psychoactive compounds psilocybin and psilocin, thus considered “hallucinogenic“.

Interestingly, this unique organism also literally consume most of the parts of the common household electric appliance including plastic, vinyl, acrylic, latex, and silicon. For this unique biology, this mushroom won the Grand Prize for “The Most Green Creature of the Year” at the annual International Microbiology Conference held in Tokyo, Japan in 2011.

Hallucinogenic mushrooms, Psilocybin mushrooms are fungi that contain the psychoactive compounds psilocybin and psilocin. There are multiple colloquial terms for psilocybin mushrooms, the most common being shrooms or magic mushrooms. Biological genera containing psilocybin mushrooms include Agrocybe, Conocybe, Copelandia, Galerina, Gerronema, Gymnopilus, Hypholoma, Inocybe, Mycena, Panaeolus, Pluteus, Psilocybe and Weraroa. There are approximately 220 species of psilocybin mushrooms and most of them fall in the genus Psilocybe and Auricularia. There have been calls for medical investigation of the use of synthetic and mushroom-derived psilocybin for the development of improved treatments of various mental conditions, including chronic cluster headaches, following numerous anecdotal reports of benefits. There are also several accounts of psilocybin mushrooms sending both obsessive-compulsive disorders ("OCD") and OCD-related clinical depression (both being widespread and debilitating mental health conditions) into complete remission immediately and for up to months at a time, compared to current medications which often have both limited efficacy and frequent undesirable side-effects.

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Reference: Dr. Takeshi Yamada as “Immortalizer” of the AMC cable television competitive fine art reality show, “Immortalized”, season 1, aired in 2013:
www.amctv.com/shows/immortalized
www.facebook.com/ImmortalizedAMC?filter=1
www.amctv.com/shows/immortalized/cast/takeshi-yamada
blogs.amctv.com/photo-galleries/immortalized-cast-photos/...
blogs.amctv.com/photo-galleries/immortalized-season-1-cas...
www.imdb.com/media/rm471641344/tt2631416
blogs.amctv.com/photo-galleries/immortalized-season-1-cas...
www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/nyc-taxidermy...
blogs.amctv.com/movie-blog/2013/02/immortalized-takeshi-y...
www.amctv.com/immortalized/videos/spoilers-the-final-reve...
blogs.amctv.com/photo-galleries/immortalized-season-1-epi...
amusingthezillion.com/2012/11/29/coney-island-taxidermist...
amusingthezillion.com/2013/01/30/video-of-the-day-meet-ta...
www.ign.com/videos/2013/01/29/immortalized-meet-takeshi-y...
www.amctv.com/immortalized/videos/on-air-trailer-wood-duc...
www.amctv.com/immortalized/videos/on-air-trailer-real-ori...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0i6KqUN22E
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iLUTs-KSXI
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdxsl1HI5a4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwsz0nRnWJg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8SrTXdjikw
mm.gettyimages.com/mm/nicePath/gyipa_public?nav=pr181713719
www.amctv.com/real-original-thursdays
www.hollywood.com/photos/tv/55000551/amc-s-immortalized-t...
www.hollywood.com/photos/tv/55000551/amc-s-immortalized-t...
www.poptower.com/news-52146/freakshow-immortalized-tv-sho...
iamturbo.com/new-taxidermy-reality-show-to-star-coney-isl...
tv.yahoo.com/news/amc-pits-taxidermists-against-each-othe...
animalnewyork.com/2013/new-taxidermy-reality-show-to-star...
www.sheepsheadbites.com/2013/02/takeshi-yamada-immortalized/
blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/2013/02/outrageous-ta...
tv.nytimes.com/2013/02/14/arts/television/immortalized-an...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/freakshow-immortalized-t...
www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/news/article_17114...
www.rlslog.net/immortalized-s01e01-hdtv-x264-bajskorv/
trailerrss.com/immortalized-amc-series-premiere-promo
thegame4.com/immortalized-clip-meet-takeshi-yamada/
www.outdoorhub.com/news/man-vs-fur-amcs-new-competitive-t...
www.avclub.com/articles/freakshowimmortalized,92526/
blogs.amctv.com/movie-blog/2013/02/freakshow-immortalized...
www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/02/amcs-immortalized/
blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/02/immortalized-tax...
www.factpile.com/8874-watch-immortalized-on-amc/
www.hollywood.com/photos/tv/55000551/amc-s-immortalized-t...
twitpic.com/c1q9rx
www.michigandaily.com/blog/wire/alumni-profile-takeshi-ya...
art-design.umich.edu/news/takeshi_yamada_featured_on_amcs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FoD-OptXgk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9aROKs_iSQ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4msQyZqOrOY&NR=1&feature=...
www.gothic.net/immortalized-amc-taxidermy/immortalizer-ta...
www.gothic.net/immortalized-amc-taxidermy/immortalized-co...
www.gothic.net/immortalized-amc-taxidermy/
www.gothic.net/immortalized-amc-taxidermy/immortalized-co...
www.gothic.net/immortalized-episode-3-the-odyssey/
www.dragonblogger.com/about-immortalized-amcs-new-unscrip...
idownloadg.eu/tag/size-matters/
horrorboom.com/tag/takeshi-yamada/

Reference (newspaper articles and reviews):
www.cvltnation.com/god-of-freakstakeshi-yamada/
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704828104576021750...
www.villagevoice.com/2006-11-07/nyc-life/the-stuffing-dre...
karlshuker.blogspot.com/2011/06/giant-sea-serpents-and-ch...
amusingthezillion.com/2011/12/08/takeshi-yamadas-jersey-d...
amusingthezillion.com/2010/12/07/art-of-the-day-freak-tax...
amusingthezillion.com/2010/10/27/oct-29-at-coney-island-l...
amusingthezillion.com/2010/09/18/photo-of-the-day-takeshi...
amusingthezillion.com/2009/11/07/thru-dec-31-at-coney-isl...
4strange.blogspot.com/2009/02/ten-of-takeshi-yamada-colle...
www.flickr.com/photos/museumofworldwonders/5440224421/siz...
www.gobrooklynart.org/studio/takeshiyamada
spexyandheknowsit.tumblr.com/post/42840993672/spexy-guy-d...
www.teoti.com/art-comics/15119-takeshi-yamada-s-creative-...
pinterest.com/lmartin84/taxidermy-i-know-it-s-weird/
secretscienceclub.blogspot.com/2007/11/long-live-taxiderm...
www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/34/48/24_taxidermycontest_2...
boingboing.net/2006/11/21/takeshi-yamadas-curi.html

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeshi_Yamada
www.digplanet.com/wiki/Takeshi_Yamada

Reference (fine art websites):
www.roguetaxidermy.com/members_detail.php?id=528
www.brooklynartproject.com/photo/photo/listForContributor...
www.bsagarts.org/member-listing/takeshi-yamada/
www.horseshoecrab.org/poem/feature/takeshi.html
www.artfagcity.com/2012/09/06/recommended-go-brooklyn-stu...

Reference (flickr):
www.flickr.com/photos/takeshiyamadaimmortalized/
www.flickr.com/people/searabbit16/
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit15/
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit14/
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit13
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit12
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit11
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit10
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit9/
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit8/
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit7
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit6
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit5/
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit4/
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit3/
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit2/
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit1/
www.flickr.com/photos/museumofworldwonders3/
www.flickr.com/photos/museumofworldwonders2
www.flickr.com/photos/museumofworldwonders/
www.flickr.com/photos/takeshiyamadapaintings/

Reference (other videos):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=otSh91iC3C4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhIR-lz1Mrs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BttREu63Ksg

Reference (videos featuring sea rabbits and Dr. Takeshi Yamada):
www.amctv.com/immortalized/videos/who-is-takeshi-yamada-i...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ek-GsW9ay0
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJK04yQUX2o&feature=related
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrCCxV5S-EE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0QnW26dQKg&feature=related
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpVCqEjFXk0
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NlcIZTFIj8&feature=fvw
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UPzGvwq57g
s87.beta.photobucket.com/user/katiecavell/media/NYC%2008/...
www.animalnewyork.com/2012/what-are-you-doing-tonight-con...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeAdsChmSR8
www.ign.com/videos/2013/01/29/immortalized-meet-takeshi-y...
superforest.org/2010/11/takeshi-yamada-rogue-taxidermist/

Reference (sea rabbit artifacts)
www.wondersandmarvels.com/2012/06/coney-island-sea-rabbit...
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit3/5417188428/in/photostream
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit3/5417189548/in/photostream
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit3/5416579163/in/photostream
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit3/5417191794/in/photostream
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit3/5417192426/in/photostream
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit3/5417192938/in/photostream
www.thewheelhousereview.com/2012/07/18/person-of-interest...
crappytaxidermy.com/page/25

(updated March 4, 2013)

For any questions, please contact Dr. Takeshi Yamada at yamada108@verizon.net

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Taken on: November 16, 2011

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