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Understanding exactly how psychedelics promote new connections in the brain is critical to developing targeted, non-hallucinogenic therapeutics that can treat neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases. To achieve this, ...
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Psychedelics like LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are gaining increasing attention in psychiatry. Studies suggest they may offer therapeutic benefits for conditions such as depression, anxiety, ...
May 8, 2025
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As interest in psychedelic medicine grows, researchers have synthesized a decade of evidence to understand how ayahuasca influences fear and anxiety in the brain. A review published in Psychedelics consolidates findings from ...
Dec 3, 2024
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An operations manager finds relief from her depression with the help of psilocybin, the primary psychoactive component of "magic mushrooms." A veteran conquers his post-traumatic stress disorder through therapy using MDMA, ...
Aug 5, 2024
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Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have shed valuable light on the complex mechanisms by which a class of psychedelic drugs binds to and activates serotonin receptors to produce potential therapeutic ...
May 8, 2024
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One treatment each of two psychedelic drugs lowered depression and anxiety and improved cognitive functioning in a sample of U.S. special operations forces veterans who sought care at a clinic in Mexico, according to a new ...
Oct 5, 2023
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The human brain can change—but usually only slowly and with great effort, such as when learning a new sport or foreign language, or recovering from a stroke. Learning new skills correlates with changes in the brain, as evidenced ...
Oct 3, 2023
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Why do people who take DMT, a powerful psychedelic drug, feel a strong sense of familiarity about places, things or entities that are not a part of waking life?
Aug 21, 2023
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Researchers analyzed the similarities and differences between a near-death experience (NDE) while in a coma and the experience induced by a psychedelic drug. Despite the common themes that emerged, such as space-time transcendence ...
Jul 28, 2023
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Scientists have gleaned new insights into how psychedelics alter conscious experience via their action on brain activity.
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