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Psilocybin Makes Brain Activity More Flexible and Connected

Psilocybin Makes Brain Activity More Flexible and Connected

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

Psilocybin lowered a common brain rhythm by about 30–40% and made brain activity more flexible and connected.

Psilocybin lowered a common brain rhythm by about 30–40% and made brain activity more flexible and connected.

The number

by about 30–40%

How solid is it?

Early human

Early human

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

At a glance

Latin name

Compound

psilocybin

psilocybin

Published in

ScienceDirect

ScienceDirect

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PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

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Brain Network Shift

Brain Network Shift

Psilocybin lowered a common brain rhythm by about 30–40%, while making brain activity more flexible and more connected overall during the experience. The stronger these changes were, the more intense people said the effects felt, including shifts in perception and sense of self.

Psilocybin lowered a common brain rhythm by about 30–40%, while making brain activity more flexible and more connected overall during the experience. The stronger these changes were, the more intense people said the effects felt, including shifts in perception and sense of self.

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