A New Understanding: The Science of Psilocybinis a film that sets out to explore the treatment of end-of-life anxiety in terminally ill cancer patients using some of the psychoactive compounds mentioned above. Particularly psilocybin which can be foundnaturally in some mushrooms. The nature of thi...
A significant number of individuals with alcohol use disorder remain unresponsive to currently available treatments, which calls for the development of new alternatives. In parallel, psilocybin-assisted therapy for alcohol use disorder has recently yielded promising preliminary results. Building on extant fi...
Psilocybin is a naturally occurring compound belonging to a class of compounds known as tryptamines, similar to lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), dimethyltryptamine (DMT), and mescaline. Understanding its therapeutic efficacy requires an appreciation of the context in which it is used, and not just...
This randomized clinical trial examines the timing of onset of action, durability of benefit, and safety profile of single-dose psilocybin in patients
Participants prepared for the in-experience support during the psilocybin session by acquiring a comprehensive understanding of the session’s structure (n = 15) and the roles of the retreat staff during the session (n = 13). They also focused on the development of personal coping stra...
This study will investigate the acute and additive subacute neuroplastic effects of psilocybin on brain networks affected by depression using advanced serial neuroimaging methods. Results will improve our understanding of psilocybin’s antidepressant mechanisms versus placebo response and whether biological meas...
Doubling of cow herds is also a doubling of cow turds that nurture the magic 'caca de vaca hongos' (psilocybin). Furthermore, the overgrazing created a situation where mushrooms were the tallest feature in the field and easy to find… With the coming of the blue bonnets of spring, the ra...
The early forerunner of the CIA (the OSS) began to investigate the use of mind-altering substances like mescaline, scopolamine and marijuana. It then famously moved into experimenting with psilocybin (from magic mushrooms) and Lysergic acid Diethylamide (LSD). The CIA was also behind the introduct...
They are a group of saprophytic fungi that may contain toxic substances, such as psilocybin, phallotoxins, and amatoxins, which cause neuropsychological problems, gastroenteritis, and liver damage [2]. However, these toxic substances also have potential pharmacological activities and have shown ...
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