Psychedelics, psychoactive substances that alter people's perceptions, mood and thought patterns, have recently shown promise ...

P silocybin—the psychedelic ingredient found in some “magic” mushrooms—has shown a lot of promise for treating depression and ...

A new investigation published in the journal Neuropharmacology offers a nuanced perspective on the popular practice of ...

Psilocybin—the psychedelic compound that occurs naturally in certain "magic" mushroom species—has been shown in trials to ...

As he began the brain scan, neurologist Dr. Nico Dosenbach wasn’t sure if he’d been given a psychedelic or a placebo as part of a new clinical trial that would capture how the brain works on ...

A new study shows that the use of psilocybin, a compound found in the widely known "magic mushrooms," initiates a pattern of hyperconnectivity in the brain linked to the ego-modifying effects and ...

(CNN) — Shrooms, Alice, tweezes, mushies, hongos, pizza toppings, magic mushrooms — everyday lingo for psychedelic mushrooms seems to grow with each generation. Yet leading mycologist Paul Stamets ...

Researchers have developed a new model to study the antidepressant and anti-anxiety effects of psilocybin in mice.

What creates bliss for one is a bad trip to another. New findings help to clarify how psilocybin activates regions of the brain, creating patterns of hyperconnectivity, and why the effects of the ...

"Magic" mushrooms achieve their psychedelic effects by temporarily scrambling a brain network involved in introspective thinking like daydreaming and remembering, a new study reports. Brain scans of ...