While drug-induced mystical experiences can have benefits, research suggests they may not be enough to create lasting change.
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Next-gen psilocybin therapy promises healing without hallucinations
Researchers are now testing whether psilocybin can treat severe depression without producing the hallucinogenic trip that has ...
During a trip, language could become temporarily irrelevant, researchers say. That speechlessness may be linked to sensing ...
I recount all this as someone who still remains very optimistic about psychedelics as medical treatments and tools of spiritual exploration.
New research reveals that psilocybin and MDMA promote long-term PTSD recovery by physically remodeling myelin insulation in ...
A new study in Communications Biology provides evidence that a psychedelic drug induces a hybrid sleep-wake state in active mice. This unusual brain activity suggests a potential mechanism for how ...
In recent years, traditional approaches to addressing mental health and addiction issues have evolved to embrace alternative therapies that utilize the transformative power of our inner selves, nature ...
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Scientists watched the brain have a psychedelic experience in real time. Here’s what they found.
In A Nutshell Researchers used a light-based brain imaging technique in mice to watch, in real time, what happens in the brain during a psychedelic experience and found a specific electrical rhythm ...
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is not only characterized by strongly encoded traumatic memories, but also by disrupted coordination across brain networks. New research shows that treatment with ...
Oregon’s first psilocybin service centers opened around a year ago, providing psychedelic mushrooms to treat conditions like PTSD. One center in Southern Oregon is trying to increase access with group ...
Just one strong dose of hallucinogenic mushrooms can alter a person's personality for more than a year and perhaps permanently, a new study finds. People given psilocybin, the compound in "magic ...
This post is in response to Psilocybin and Personality By Scott A. McGreal MSc. Psychedelic drugs, such as psilocybin have been of interest to psychologists due to their ability to induce altered ...
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