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Psilocybin Changes How the Brain Responds to Unexpected Touch

Psilocybin Changes How the Brain Responds to Unexpected Touch

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

Psilocybin significantly altered brain responses to unexpected touch, which could inform treatment of body-perception conditions.

Psilocybin significantly altered brain responses to unexpected touch, which could inform treatment of body-perception conditions.

How solid is it?

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Unclear

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

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psilocybin

psilocybin

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Psilocybin significantly affects how our brains respond to unexpected touch. Recent findings suggest this effect could help treat mental conditions involving body perception and touch distortion, such as schizophrenia, anorexia nervosa, depression, and body dysmorphia.

Psilocybin significantly affects how our brains respond to unexpected touch. Recent findings suggest this effect could help treat mental conditions involving body perception and touch distortion, such as schizophrenia, anorexia nervosa, depression, and body dysmorphia.

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