Psychedelic Drug Use Associated with Reduced Partner Violence in Men
Men who have prior experience with psychedelic drugs have a reduced likelihood of engaging in violence against their partner, a new study reports.... Read More...
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How Our Ancestors with Autistic Traits Led a Revolution in Ice Age Art
A new study reveals a common autistic trait, the ability to focus on detail, may have allowed realism to flourish in Upper Paleolithic art.... Read More...
Magic Mushrooms May Alter How You Feel About Nature (and Politics)
Months after receiving psilocybin treatments for depression, patients report feeling more connected with nature and experience a shift away from authoritarian political views, researchers report.... Read More...
Can Psychedelic Drugs ‘Reconnect’ Depressed Patients with Their Emotions?
Two new studies consider the potential of using psychedelics to help treat depression. Imperial College London researchers report psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, can help to relieve symptoms of depression without the dulling of emotions associated with SSRIs. The researchers note the psychedelic experience could help to maintain long term mental health for those with treatment resistant depression.... Read More...
Psychedelic Drugs Could Reduce Criminal Behavior
A new study reports people who have used a classic psychedelic are significantly less likely to commit a crime or indulge in criminal behavior. However, use of other controlled substances is linked to an increased risk of criminal behavior, researchers report.... Read More...
Magic Mushrooms May ‘Reset’ Brains of Depressed Patients
A new study adds to growing evidence supporting the benefits of psychedelics to treat mental illnesses. Researchers report psilocybin, the psychoactive compound in magic mushrooms, is effective in reducing symptoms for people with treatment resistant depression. The study reveals the compound resets the activity of a brain network associated with depression, helping to improve symptoms in patients for up to 5 weeks following treatment.... Read More...
Human Minibrains Reveal Effects of Psychedelic Substance
A new study reveals psychedelic substances may have a neuroprotective role when it comes to inflammation. Researchers also report psychedelics can alter signaling pathways associated with neuroplasticity.... Read More...
‘Ego Dissolving’ Psychedelic Drugs Could Assist With Mental Health
A new study in Neuroscience of Consciousness adds weight to previous findings about the potential benefits psychedelics could have for treating mental health disorders.... Read More...
Psychedelics in The Lab and Clinic – Making Up For Lost Time
Used in a controlled psychotherapy setting, psychedelics have the potential to treat psychiatric treatments that do not respond to conventional medications, researchers argue. ... Read More...
What a Trip: First Evidence for Higher State of Consciousness Found
Researchers observe a sustained increase in neural signal diversity in people under the influence of psychedelics.... Read More...
How LSD Affects Language
A new study looks at how LSD affects the ability to correctly put a name to an object. ... Read More...
How LSD Can Make Us Lose Our Sense of Self
Increases in global connectivity in brain networks of people under the influence of LSD correlate with the degree to which a person reported a sense of ego dissolution.... Read More...