Researchers discovered that psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, disrupts the brain’s introspective networks, specifically desynchronizing the default mode network. This change causes profound psychological effects and may have lasting impacts on brain flexibility and mental health. Their fin...
In a study published in the journal Human Brain Mapping, researchers examined the brain effects of psilocybin, the psychedelic ingredient in magic mushrooms, using data from brain scans of volunteers who had been injected with the drug. “A good way to understand how the brain works is to pert...
For many users, shrooms produce effects of euphoria and give them intense energy by stimulating the brain’s neuropathways, which can certainly translate to effects of intense power and unusual strength. Yes, theVikingberserker craze was fueled by the combination of drugs, ...
Researchers have discovered that psilocybin, the active compound in “magic mushrooms,” creates a state of hyperconnectivity in the brain. The state is associated with ego-modifying effects and a sensation known as oceanic boundlessness, which encompasses feelings of unity, bliss, insig...
Magic mushrooms can create vivid hallucinations of strange and fantastical things, such as abstract geometric shapes. (Image credit: WhiteHaven/Shutterstock.com) Magic mushrooms may give users trippy experiences by creating a hyperconnected brain. The active ingredient in the psychedelic drug, psilocybin...
What magic mushrooms do to your brain and state of mindEames YatesErin Brodwin
Magic mushrooms don't actually have to be eaten to feel their effects. They can be brewed into a mushroom tea by grinding them, steeping them in hot water and straining the resulting liquid. Proponents of this method claim that this has no impact on the intensity of the trip. Since alcoh...
Magic mushrooms don't actually have to be eaten to feel their effects. They can be brewed into a mushroom tea by grinding them, steeping them in hot water and straining the resulting liquid. Proponents of this method claim that this has no impact on the intensity of the trip. Since alcoh...
4. Myth: Magic mushrooms cause brain damage Truth:Scientific evidence suggests that magic mushrooms do not cause brain damage. Research indicates that psilocybin may promote neurogenesis (the growth of new neurons) and could potentially have therapeutic effects on the brain. ...
NEW YORK --Thepsychedelic drugin “magic mushrooms” can quickly and effectively help treatanxietyand depression in cancer patients, an effect that may last for months, two small studies show. It worked for Dinah Bazer, who endured a terrifying hallucination that rid her of the fear that her ...