A series of recent brain-imaging studies has begun to explain a central mystery of the psychedelic experience: why people on psilocybin report that memories seem to blend with what they are actually ...

Psychedelics can quiet the brain’s visual input system, pushing it to replace missing details with vivid fragments from memory. Scientists found that slow, rhythmic brain waves help shift perception ...

A study in Biological Psychiatry shows that myelin remodeling after treatment with psilocybin or MDMA can tune disrupted brain circuits, bridging the gap between the short-lived psychedelic experience ...

The horrific October 7, 2023, attack at the Nova Music Festival in Israel represents a tragic but important moment in the history of trauma research. For the first ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Hundreds of psychedelic retreats worldwide offer drug-assisted experiences for psychological healing, but the ...