The feeling of relaxation is crucial in the treatment of depression with the drugs LSD and psilocybin. The trip itself plays a lesser role, the University of Freiburg announced on Wednesday. Since ...

In the 1960s, psychedelic drug research was reportedly on the brink of a breakthrough, deemed a silver bullet that could treat a plethora of psychiatric disorders. Researchers found that drugs such as ...

There's a gateway in the middle of your brain that prevents you from fully experiencing every sense that hits you throughout the day. Called the thalamus, it sits on top of the brain stem and decides ...

Sept. 11, 2025 -- Psychedelics like ketamine, psilocybin, and MDMA are emerging as promising treatments for mood disorders that don’t respond to standard care. What has research shown using these ...

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

American DJ and music producer, Diplo took things to a whole new level during CNN's New Year’s Eve Live special. In a surprising moment, he openly confessed to using LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) ...

The most basic assumption about how psychedelic medicine works is at least partially flawed: Psychedelics are altering not just a few specific brain cells, but the vast majority of them, according to ...

The most basic assumption about how psychedelic medicine works is at least partially flawed: Psychedelics are altering not just a few specific brain cells, but the vast majority of them, according to ...

Researchers from UZH have discovered how the perception of meaning changes in the brain under the influence of LSD. The serotonin 2A receptors are responsible for altered perception. This finding will ...