Scientists Find SSRIs and Psychedelics Work in Similar Way, Hope to Create Better Medicines
In a mouse study, researchers found that the psychedelics LSD and psilocybin bind to the same neuroreceptor as clinically…
Tag: Psychedelics
MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy Meaningfully Reduces PTSD Symptoms by 88%—On Track for FDA-Approval
In a phase III, randomized placebo-controlled trial, the psychedelic chemical MDMA, colloquially known as ecstasy, was found to greatly…
D.C. Advocacy Group Got Mushrooms Decriminalized – Now Pushes for $100 Million in Federal Psychedelic Research Grants
In November, voters in Washington D.C. voted overwhelmingly for Initiative 81 which, not completely, but effectively decriminalized ‘entheogenic plants…
Sustainable Long-Term Relief of Depressive Symptoms Found From Psychedelic Psilocybin
In another study on the use of psychedelic compounds as medicine, two doses of psilocybin, the compound that gives…
Study Reports Psilocybin Tamps Down Activity in the Brain’s Mysterious Center of Ego
Latin for “hidden away” the word Claustrum also applies to a central and deep down region of the brain…
Study of DMT Users by Johns Hopkins Reports 89% Positive Changes in Life Satisfaction
Native cultures have been taking psychedelic chemicals for recreational and religious purposes for thousands of years. One of which,…
MDMA Reactivates Social Reward Systems In Adult Mice
A new study published by Johns Hopkins University concludes that the effect of just a single dose of methylenedioxymethamphetamine…