On January 13, 2025, Neşe Devenot published an Open Peer Commentary in a special issue of The American Journal of Bioethics on the subject of Psychedelic Ethics. Devenot’s commentary is titled “Focused Bodywork as Facilitated Communication: Cautionary Perspectives on Touch in Psychedelic Therapy.” Citing the dangers of unacknowledged pseudoscience in Lykos Therapeutics’ MDMA-assisted therapy model, Devenot argues that psychedelic ethics should move beyond exceptionalism to expect greater transparency in psychedelic therapy protocols. Prior to publication, Devenot’s research on this topic was mentioned in a November 25 article published in The Guardian.