A new study published in Nature Neuroscience provides a detailed look at how the psychedelic drug psilocybin facilitates the unlearning of fear in the brain. The research reveals that the drug does ...

Psilocybin, the psychoactive compound in so-called magic mushrooms, is emerging as one of the most intriguing tools in modern ...

An international collaboration led by Cornell University researchers used a combination of psilocybin and the rabies virus to ...

By combining psilocybin with a modified rabies virus that tracks neural connections, they mapped how networks change after a single dose. Earlier research from the same laboratory showed that ...

An international collaboration led by Cornell University researchers used a combination of psilocybin and the rabies virus to map how – and where – the psychedelic compound rewires the connections in ...

These results could prompt more research exploring the therapeutic benefits of psilocybin and how it could foster adaptive behavior. In addition, future work could examine the neural mechanisms ...

For veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding a treatment that works can be a challenge. An option which has gained acceptance in recent years is psychedelic-assisted therapy ...

As psychedelic-assisted therapy grows in popularity, several substances are being recognized for their potential in treating trauma. Psilocybin, ketamine, and MDMA have emerged as some of the most ...

In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, a group of researchers investigated whether psilocybin acutely and in the long term reduces confidence in negative self-beliefs and how ...