Researchers are now testing whether psilocybin can treat severe depression without producing the hallucinogenic trip that has ...

A new “magic mushroom” compound may deliver psychedelic brain benefits without the trip.

Scientists are exploring a new way to harness the medical promise of psychedelic compounds without the mind-bending side effects. Researchers created modified versions of psilocin — the active form of ...

Food can be a mind-altering experience, and not just because it can produce dopamine. Food has had psychoactive effects that influenced events from the tragic Salem Witch Trials to people’s daily ...

Psilocybin - the psychoactive compound in "magic mushrooms" - is gaining scientific attention for its potential in treating ...

A novel target for using psilocybin to treat depression and anxiety without hallucinations has been identified. Psilocybin – the psychedelic compound that occurs naturally in certain ‘magic’ mushroom ...

The study uncovered how the psychedelic drug DOI reduces anxiety by activating particular neurons in the brain. DOI’s anxiety-reducing properties do not coincide with its hallucinogenic effects, ...

Understanding exactly how psychedelics promote new connections in the brain is critical to developing targeted, non-hallucinogenic therapeutics that can treat neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric ...

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Researchers develop 4e, a psilocin derivative that provides sustained serotonin activity without the hallucinogenic effects of magic mushrooms.