Johns Hopkins Tests Psilocybin to Help Stroke Survivors Move Again

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

Johns Hopkins is testing whether psilocybin can reopen brain plasticity windows to restore motor function after stroke.

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Latin name

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psilocybin

Published in

clinicaltrials.gov

Covered in Shroom Scan

Aug 8, 2025

Section

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

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Stroke Recovery Potential

Johns Hopkins is now testing psilocybin as a way to help stroke survivors regain motor function. The study will explore whether psychedelics can “reopen” critical periods of brain plasticity, windows that typically close after early rehab. If successful, psilocybin could become a breakthrough tool in restoring mobility and cognition for people living with chronic stroke disabilities.

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