"The results could one day help explain why people who take psilocybin can feel a multitude of effects, from bliss and euphoria to anxiety, discomfort and hallucinations, as well as long-term effects of the drug."
"The team gave 28 healthy people who'd never tried a psychedelic 25 milligrams of psilocybin—the equivalent of a heroic dose of magic mushrooms—and looked at their brain using a variety of scanning techniques."
"After a single dose, the team detected changes in brain activity that correlated with well-being as much as a month after the participants took the psilocybin."
A new imaging study reveals that psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, can induce physical changes in the brain. Researchers administered 25 milligrams of psilocybin to 28 healthy individuals who had never used psychedelics. They utilized various scanning techniques, including EEG, MRI, and DTI, to observe brain activity and wiring before and after the dose. Results indicated that changes in brain activity were linked to participants' well-being, lasting up to a month post-consumption, shedding light on the biological effects of psychedelics.
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