Psychedelics reopen the social reward learning critical period - Nature
2023年6月14日 · Psychedelics are a broad class of drugs defined by their ability to induce an altered state of consciousness 1, 2. These drugs have been used for millennia in both spiritual and medicinal contexts,...
Psilocybin desynchronizes the human brain | Nature
2024年7月17日 · A single dose of psilocybin, a psychedelic that acutely causes distortions of space–time perception and ego dissolution, produces rapid and persistent therapeutic effects in human clinical ...
Psychedelic medicine - Nature
2022年9月28日 · Psychedelic drugs such as psilocybin and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) have emerging therapeutic potential for neuropsychiatric diseases such as depression and anxiety.
Psychedelics promote neuroplasticity through the activation of ...
2023年2月16日 · Psychedelics are 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) 2A receptor (5-HT2AR) agonists that can lead to profound changes in perception, cognition, and mood (8). Recent evidence suggests that they promote cortical structural and functional neuroplasticity through activation of 5-HT2ARs (9, 10).
Integrating Nature into Psychedelic Treatments
2024年3月13日 · By incorporating nature contact into psychedelic treatment, beneficial effects could potentially be magnified. Certainly, contact with nature immediately improves our mental health. Moreover, as a result, it could help foster positive psychedelic journeys and minimize the likelihood of difficult trips .
Editor's choice: psychedelics - Nature
2019年6月27日 · This collection brings together some of the latest research on substances such as DMT, LSD and psilocybin and sheds some light on their action, their effects and their potential therapeutic use....
The Evolutionary Origins of Psychedelics | TIME
2023年11月29日 · Just as natural psychedelics evolved independently in many different organisms, so, too, did their cultural use over and over by Indigenous peoples around the world who deploy them as medicines,...
The potential synergistic effects between psychedelic …
2020年12月6日 · Therapeutic psychedelic administration and contact with nature have been associated with the same psychological mechanisms: decreased rumination and negative affect, enhanced psychological connectedness and mindfulness-related capacities, and heightened states of awe and transcendent experiences, all processes linked to improvements in mental he...
The emergence of psychedelics as medicine
2024年6月1日 · Evidence is also mounting that psychedelics, which typically produce an altered state of consciousness, could help people suffering from substance use disorders, racial trauma, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other conditions.
Natural High: Endogenous Psychedelics in the Gut and Brain
2023年9月8日 · Researchers have found endogenous psychedelic production in the human brain and gut, the latter of which occurs with the help of symbiotic gut microbes. The similarities between exogenous and endogenous psychedelics and the reasons humans synthesize psychoactive compounds are taking scientists on a mind-bending trip across millions of years of ...