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Psilocybin Changes Brain Blood Flow Coupling in Alzheimer's Mice

Psilocybin Changes Brain Blood Flow Coupling in Alzheimer's Mice

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

Psilocybin disrupted the coupling of brain activity and blood flow in Alzheimer's mice but not healthy ones.

Psilocybin disrupted the coupling of brain activity and blood flow in Alzheimer's mice but not healthy ones.

How solid is it?

Animal

Animal

Animal

Animal

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Compound

psilocybin

psilocybin

Published in

Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science

Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science

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Section

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

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Neurovascular Shift

Neurovascular Shift

Psilocybin altered how brain activity and blood flow work together in Alzheimer’s mice, but not in healthy ones. This mismatch—called disrupted neurovascular coupling—could become a key biomarker for understanding how psychedelics interact with brain disorders. The study used live brain imaging to reveal these changes, offering early insights into psilocybin’s impact on Alzheimer’s-related brain function.

Psilocybin altered how brain activity and blood flow work together in Alzheimer’s mice, but not in healthy ones. This mismatch—called disrupted neurovascular coupling—could become a key biomarker for understanding how psychedelics interact with brain disorders. The study used live brain imaging to reveal these changes, offering early insights into psilocybin’s impact on Alzheimer’s-related brain function.

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