Researchers have shown that psilocybin -- the active chemical in 'magic mushrooms' -- still works its antidepressant-like actions, at least in mice, even when the psychedelic experience is blocked. The new findings suggest that psychedelic drugs work in multiple ways in the brain and it may be possible to deliver the fast-acting antidepressant therapeutic benefit without requiring daylong guided therapy sessions.
Read moreDepression and Psilocybin
A study of 27 people found that a treatment featuring the hallucinogen psilocybin worked better than the usual antidepressant medications, a team reported Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.
Read morePsilocybin and Mystical Experience
Here’s information on psilocybin and mystical experience, discussing the implications for healthy psychological functioning, spirituality, and religion.
Read more2020: Top 10 Research Papers on Psilocybin
Here’s a summary of the top psilocybin research papers of 2020.
Read morePodcast
Check out this podcast- Skeptic Check: Shroom with a View.
Magic mushrooms – or psilocybin - may be associated with tripping hippies and Woodstock, but they are now being studied as new treatments for depression and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. Is this Age of Aquarius medicine or something that could really work? Plus, the centuries-long use of psychedelics by indigenous peoples, and a discovery in California’s Pinwheel Cave offers new clues about the relationship between hallucinogens and cave art.
Read moreMagic Mushrooms Research Update
Magic mushrooms are expanding minds and advancing an emerging field of science. Research on psychedelic fungi is thawing after decades of prohibition. Here’s what we know so far.
Read moreConsciousness and Psychedelics
Psychedelic drugs like psilocybin are being tested to treat mental illness. They're also expanding our understanding about human consciousness.
Read morePsilocybin for Depression
A study of 27 people found that a treatment featuring the hallucinogen psilocybin worked better than the usual antidepressant medications, a team reported Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.
Read morePsilocybin Therapy Making a Comeback
Legalizing the use of psychedelics such as psilocybin therapy in safe, controlled, therapeutic environments to treat mental health conditions opens the door to revolutionary advancements in healing potential for countless individuals around the world who suffer from mental illness.
Read morePsilocybin Research Likely to Be Game-Changing
Imperial College in London has been comparing psilocybin to conventional antidepressants – and the results are likely to be game-changing.
Read moreMushrooms in a Pill?
As magic mushrooms make the shift from recreational drug to mental health treatment, patients won’t be eating caps and stems, but a synthetic product made in a lab—one that can be patented and profited from.
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