Your brain on shrooms — how psilocybin resets neural networks
Taking psilocybin, the hallucinogenic compound found in magic mushrooms, temporarily resets entire networks of neurons in the brain that are responsible for controlling a person’s sense of time and self, finds a study that repeatedly imaged the brains of seven volunteers before, during and after they took a massive dose of the drug. The findings, published in Nature on 17 July1, could offer insights into why the compound might have a therapeutic effect on some neurological conditions. ….[READ]
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