Psilocybin, the active compound in hallucinogenic mushrooms, is edging into mainstream psychiatry in parts of Europe – with ...

This heat map of brain activity patterns shows profound disturbance during an individual’s experience after taking psilocybin. Relatively stable patterns before and after the dose (blue and green hues ...

BALTIMORE — A Christian minister, Jewish rabbi, Muslim imam, and Buddhist monk walked into a research lab — and what happened next is turning heads in both religious and medical circles. For the first ...

Many species of fungus across the world produce psilocybin, a chemical with psychedelic effects in humans, but its ...

In recent years, traditional approaches to addressing mental health and addiction issues have evolved to embrace alternative therapies that utilize the transformative power of our inner selves, nature ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Army combat veteran CJ LoConte credits psilocybin, a psychedelic substance found in “magic mushrooms,” for making him a better husband and father. A doctor first recommended that ...

Just one strong dose of hallucinogenic mushrooms can alter a person's personality for more than a year and perhaps permanently, a new study finds. People given psilocybin, the compound in "magic ...

Psychedelic drugs are gaining a lot of attention as powerful opportunities for mental health treatment and personal growth. Psychedelic experiences can be especially powerful for making relational ...

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Jamie Blackburn, a school counselor from Golden who has taught yoga for almost twenty years and used to teach high school science, was thinking about going back to school. Her initial idea was to ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The increasing availability of legal psychedelic therapy programs, such as those in Colorado and Oregon, has led researchers to take a broader look into various aspects of how people ...