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Mystical and insightful psychedelic experience may improve mental health
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Mystical and insightful psychedelic experience may improve mental health

by Emily Caldwell, The Ohio State University Credit: CC0 Public Domain A more mystical and insightful psychedelic drug experience may be linked to an enduring reduction in anxiety and depression symptoms, according to a new study. Researchers conducted a machine learning analysis of data from nearly 1,000 respondents to a survey about their previous non-clinical experiences...

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Psychedelic experience may not be required for psilocybin’s antidepressant-like benefits

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) 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...